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These are the dockworker unions that shut down ports in solidarity with Palestinians. They’re calling for an international day of dockworker action on October 30.

Dockworkers unions in six countries are calling for a big escalation on Oct 30 to protest war and militarization. They're urging strikes, protests, refusal to handle arms, demanding an end to US-Israeli war on Iran, genocide of Palestinians. They're urging dockworkers around the world to take part.

Dockworkers Unions in Six Countries Announce Day of Strikes and Protests Against War and Genocide - Workday MagazineThis article is a joint publication of Workday Magazine and In These Times. Dockworkers unions in France, Greece, Basque Country, Turkey, Morocco, and Italy are calling an international day of action ...workdaymagazine.org

Unions representing workers at 40 ports in Europe and the Mediterranean are calling for a global day of action on Oct. 30 against "war and militarization," including US-Israeli war on Iran and genocide of Palestinians. They're calling for workers to strike, protest, refuse to handle arms. My latest.

High-rise condo workers are bargaining together across buildings in Minneapolis to create industry-wide standards in a sector notorious for low wages & brutal hours. They're fighting for their 1st contract, and threatening to strike Aug 14 if their concerns aren't addressed. Via Isabela Escalona.

“We Are Fighting for a Comfortable Life”: High-Rise Condo Workers in Minneapolis Threaten to Strike - Workday MagazineHigh-rise condo workers rallied in the rain at the River Towers in downtown Minneapolis on the morning of July 31 to send a message to their employers: They have set a deadline of August 14 for a stri...workdaymagazine.org

The former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers who went on strike for 3+ years, only to have the owners sell the paper and fire most of them, have started their own cooperative news org. Important reporting by @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social

Corporate profiteers destroyed journalism. Worker-owned media can save it.Former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette workers went on strike for over three years and won. Then, the owners sold the paper and most strikers lost their jobs. Now, they’ve launched “a cooperative news organiz...therealnews.com

Very random question but I'm wondering if anyone can help me. I'm trying to cite this document about the Lucas Plan and am having a hard time funding a date for publication. Anyone know? Thank you!

"We found that 23% of Americans with disabilities say global warming is harming their own health 'a great deal' or 'a moderate amount'"

New analysis: Americans with disabilities are more likely to report health harms from global warmingAs we mark the ADA anniversary, new research highlights the intersection of climate and disability.climatecommunication.yale.edu

Francesca Hong is calling for economic conversion to a peace economy. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/exclusive-...

"A labor watchdog is requesting an investigation into a Minnesota nursing home due to concerns about transparency regarding union avoidance activity." I learned a lot from Isabela Escalona's reporting here. Give it a read!

Researchers Say Employers Are Failing to Adequately Report Spending on Union Busting - Workday MagazineIn 2025, Cassandra Thomas and her coworkers at Chapel View Nursing Home in Hopkins, Minn., formed a union in order to improve pay and address what they say are consistently low-staffing issues that hu...workdaymagazine.org

FWIW, climate activists fighting for a just transition have a real opportunity here to build solidarity with these workers against a common enemy. BP creates terrible, dangerous working conditions, and now is locking out 800 workers in Indiana.

Locked-Out Refinery Workers Say BP Is Trying to ‘Starve Us,’ Crush Union  - The American ProspectIn Whiting, Indiana, 800 workers have been locked out for four months, and they say the survival of their union is at stake.prospect.org

Locked out operators who have been up since 4am checking in picketers at the hall. A refinery worker who suffered burns over 90% of his body yet is showing up to picket. Workers who staff the pantry with diapers and formula for those who had babies during the lockout. This is a fierce battle.

BP refinery workers in Indiana have been locked out for 126 days. They say they are fighting for the survival of their local, USW Local 7-1, against a company that is trying to "starve us" and break the union. Workers are picketing 24/7 without receiving the equivalent of strike pay. My latest.

Locked-Out Refinery Workers Say BP Is Trying to ‘Starve Us,’ Crush Union  - The American ProspectIn Whiting, Indiana, 800 workers have been locked out for four months, and they say the survival of their union is at stake.prospect.org

Nurses at Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation addiction treatment center in Center City, MN are on strike. They're up against an employer that has considerable assets, yet is denying them a first contract. Critical reporting by Amie Stager & @matthewccook5.bsky.social workdaymagazine.org/striking-haz...

As Germany's auto industry turns to weapons manufacturing, workers are expressing concerns about the moral implications. "Part of the workforce has long been demanding that their union take a clear stance against wars."

As Germany Rearms, Carmakers Turn to Defense ContractsFrom Volkswagen to Mercedes, the country's struggling auto industry is embracing defense production—even as workers question what they're being asked to build.inkstickmedia.com

Seems like we should be pooling our resources to figure out how to stop hazardous smoke from engulfing cities where millions live, rather than funding wars that unleash death and destruction and also worsen climate change, contributing to said hazards. inthesetimes.com/article/snap...

The smoke in Chicago is so thick you can see and smell it and we all have to stay inside as much as possible. Seems like this ought to be a bigger deal politically. I fear the creeping normalcy of climate destruction.

Detroit News obtained a recording of a call between Shawn Fain and Neil Barofsky, the federal monitor, in which Barofsky criticizes UAW's statement calling for a ceasefire and, among other things, tells Fain to read an NYT column by Bret Stephens.

Phone call audio sheds new light on tension between UAW's Fain, monitor | ExclusiveUAW President Shawn Fain has pointed to the 2023 phone call as evidence that Barofsky has a "political grudge" against him and is abusing his power.www.detroitnews.com

Prism is circulating an emergency fundraiser - "extremely wealthy foundations holding billions of dollars are cutting journalism, truth-telling, and narrative shift work from their portfolios."

Isabela Escalona has stayed on this niche-but-important story about the use of AI to monitor bus drivers in Rochester, MN. There's been a big development: City council voted to dump the management company that was contracting AI surveillance. Workers are cautiously optimistic about the development.

Rochester Transit Workers "Cautiously Optimistic" About Non-Renewal of Transdev's Contract - Workday MagazineOn July 6, Rochester, Minn. City Council voted unanimously to award Via Transportation with a contract to manage Rochester Public Transit (RPT)—replacing Transdev, the former management company. Trans...workdaymagazine.org

Update: Since I published this piece, it's been confirmed that the Elbit America factory in Ladson, SC is also making bomb components, and those components are being shipped to Israel via the Port of Charleston. Credit to Palestinian Youth Movement and Oxfam Denmark: www.oxfam.org/en/research/...

Bullets, Bombs, and Mortars: Maersk's Shipments of Munition Components to Israel | Oxfam Internationalwww.oxfam.org