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Why is UAW pushing a strike vote at Volkswagen Chattanooga?
October 28, 2025 // Stuart Dyos for Tennessean
"We are disappointed the UAW chose to call a strike authorization vote before giving our employees a say on our strong final offer that was on the table," a Volkswagen spokesperson told The Tennessean. "Our final offer meets many of our employees' priorities and delivers strong investments in our workforce and in our plant's future."
Unions sue Trump over immigrant drivers license crackdown
October 28, 2025 // Andrew Rice for The Center Square
The employee unions challenged a rule implemented by Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy restricting foreign individuals from receiving commercial drivers licenses. Commercial drivers licenses are used for operating large vehicles such as tractor-trailers and buses. Nineteen states and the District of Columbia allow unauthorized immigrants to receive commercial drivers licenses. In California, more than 25% of commercial drivers licenses were improperly issued, according to a Department of Transportation press release.
America Doesn’t Have Enough Weapons for a Major Conflict. These Workers Know Why.
October 28, 2025 // Christopher Leonard for Politico
Historically, in the fight against their bosses, unions have had only one real weapon to wield: their numbers. The primary goal of a labor strike is to blockade production and inflict pain on the company so that it will negotiate better terms. But in Orlando, it was hard for the union to enlist enough workers for the fight. Florida is a “right to work” state, meaning that union membership is optional. Workers in an organized factory are free to return to their stations and get back to work, leaving everyone else on the picket line to fight for a contract that would eventually apply to everyone.
State House labor pains: The long fight carries on for unionizing legislative aides
October 27, 2025 // Chris Lisinski for Commonwealth Beacon
Thanks to an amendment adopted at the Democrats’ state convention, the official party platform explicitly supports providing legislative aides with “the compensation, support, and collective bargaining rights they deserve.” It marked the latest sign of unionization backing from a party that regularly pitches itself as pro-labor, following endorsements from most of the state’s all Democratic congressional delegation and then-gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey.
Opinion: A Union Sandbags Newsom With a Wealth Tax
October 27, 2025 // y Allysia Finley for Wall Street Journal Opinion
The SEIU-UHW collected $136 million in worker dues and agency fees in 2024, according to the union’s most recent U.S. Labor Department filing. Much of this has financed ballot campaigns and political lobbying to promote its own interests and the progressive agenda more broadly. The wealth-tax initiative is a case in point.
Allina Doctors Council announce 1-day strike happening Nov. 5
October 27, 2025 // author for FOX 9
Members of the Doctors Council at Allina Health announced the filing of a 10-day strike notice, which is the first time in Minnesota history physicians in the state have gone on strike.
Starbucks workers union planning pickets, rallies through Nov. 2. See in which states
October 27, 2025 // Mike Snider for USA TODAY
Starbucks, for its part, says it is willing to bargain with the union, which the company says represents about 9,500 of its "partners," or employees. "Workers United only represents around 4% of our partners but chose to walk away from the bargaining table. If they’re ready to come back, we’re ready to talk," corporate spokesperson Jaci Anderson said in a statement to USA TODAY. "Any agreement needs to reflect the reality that Starbucks already offers the best job in retail including more than $30 an hour on average in pay and benefits for hourly partners," Anderson said. "We’re investing over $500 million to put more partners in stores during busy times. The facts show people like working at Starbucks. Partner engagement is up, turnover is nearly half the industry average, and we get more than 1 million job applications a year.”
Layoffs and Rightsizing for Unionized or Unionizing Workforces
October 27, 2025 // Christopher Foster, Marjorie C. Soto Garcia, Tony W. Torain, II for National Law Review
As economic shifts and advancements in artificial intelligence reshape workforce needs, executive teams and boards are reevaluating their strategies. Unionized workforces – or those in the process of unionizing – present unique challenges, particularly in light of National Labor Relations Board developments. Careful planning is essential to navigating these uncharted waters.
Number of federal employees exiting government this year continues to grow
October 27, 2025 // Michele Sandiford for Federal News Network
The number of federal employees exiting the government this year continues to grow. The Partnership for Public Service has added thousands more to its running tally of how many feds have left their jobs since January. The latest estimate surpasses 211,000 employees who are either already gone, or who may exit soon.
Largest federal workers union calls for an end to the shutdown, putting pressure on Democrats
October 27, 2025 // Monica Alba for NBC news
The country’s largest union representing federal workers is calling for lawmakers to pass a short-term spending measure to immediately end the government shutdown, urging Democrats to abandon their current position and join Republicans in supporting a stopgap solution.
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