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Report: The diminishing power of teacher unions
May 29, 2026 // The result is A Crowded Table: Teacher Union Strength in 2026. Building on our original study, the authors set out to gauge teacher union strength in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.). Collectively, the 59 measures—which include 29 new measures that were not in the original report—seek to quantify union strength in five key areas: Resources and Membership; Involvement in Politics; Labor and Bargaining Policies; Policy Wins and Losses; and Perceived Influence, which draws from an original survey examining how stakeholders in each of the 50 states and D.C. perceive teacher union strength today. The states with the strongest teacher unions are Vermont, California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Hawaii. The states with the weakest teacher unions are Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Mississippi. (See our interactive table on the report website for the overall rankings alongside the rankings for each of the five areas.)
‘Demanding a voice’: Tri-State workers go on strike, want union recognition
May 12, 2026 // Workers at Batesville Products plan to begin a strike Monday morning after unanimously voting to demand union recognition, according to Teamsters Local 135. The group — including machinists, polishers, and shipping and receiving employees — is organizing with the union amid concerns over workplace conditions, long hours, pay and benefits. Workers say many have been required to work 60-hour weeks for months with little improvement in conditions. Employees requested voluntary recognition from the company April 28, but the request was denied. They then filed for a representation election with the National Labor Relations Board.
Building trades unions emerge as a key ally of tech giants in push for AI data centers
May 4, 2026 // Unions have aggressively answered complaints about data centers in ways that executives at tech giants and the development firms rarely do, unafraid to bluntly confront concerns about energy and water shortages, rising electric and water bills, or noise and quality-of-life objections. “When people say, you know, ‘data centers are the root of all evil,’ we’re just saying, ‘look, they do create a hell of a lot of construction jobs, which we live and work in your communities,'” said Rob Bair, president of the Pennsylvania Building and Construction Trades Council.
Some union NIPSCO workers agree to new contract, while lockout continues for others
May 1, 2026 // NIPSCO says the United Steelworkers unit representing physical workers has ratified its agreement, and those employees will return to work, starting Tuesday. But the clerical bargaining unit did not ratify its agreement. Those workers will remain locked out.
NIPSCO initiates lockout tactic after USW contract negotiations fall through
April 3, 2026 // The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has initiated a lockout of the United Steelworkers (USW) after their contract expired, and the two have not been able to come to a collective bargaining agreement.
NIPSCO union employees authorize strike in weekend vote
March 31, 2026 // But when the clock strikes midnight March 31, union negotiators will either get a contract extension, agree to work without a contract while negotiating continues, get locked out by the company or go on strike, he said.
BP to Begin Lockout of Union Workers at Indiana Refinery, Expects No Impact on Operations
March 19, 2026 // The lockout as retail fuel prices have surged on uncertainty over the Middle East conflict. It's unlikely that the planned lockout will affect fuel supply given that BP has prepared for more than a year to take over refinery operations if it couldn't reach an agreement with it union workers. BP said negotiations with the local union have led to no progress on proposals it views as critical to the refinery's future. The company also cited a continued state of labor uncertainty, including possibility of a walkout after 24-hours' notice.
Bride-to-be faces bizarre bullying campaign by labor union over hotel she chose to host her wedding
February 11, 2026 // Shortly after making the innocent recommendation, the 25-year-old future bride was inundated with bizarre abuse from union members, who even showed up outside her job and protested over her mention of the hotel. 'They started calling my personal number, and then they started calling my friends, and then their workplace as well,' Johnson told CBS News. The angry group even went as far as to send fake wedding invitations to her friends and family that stated: 'Love is a choice. So is standing with workers. Say "I don't" to this union boycotted hotel.'
SRM Glasgow drivers vote to unionize, join Teamsters Local 89
January 7, 2026 // Teamsters Local 89 has misrepresented both the facts and SRM Concrete’s record and has been dishonest with employees regarding the Company’s intentions and practices. Allegations of intimidation, retaliation, or unlawful conduct by SRM Concrete are categorically false and will be addressed, and disproven, through the appropriate legal channels. Unfortunately, the Teamsters objected to the Company’s lawful efforts to provide employees with accurate information, attempting to prevent employees from learning the facts.
Declining union membership could be making working-class Americans less happy and more susceptible to drug overdoses
November 6, 2025 // We are continuing to research the connections between union membership and public health. The next question we are working on is whether a decline in union membership can have a multigenerational impact, going beyond the workers employed today and affecting the lives of their children and grandchildren.