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Nurses throughout Jefferson Health System announce plan to unionize
September 9, 2026 // During an event held outside Jefferson Bucks Hospital, in Langhorne, on Tuesday, organizers behind the effort said more than 200 nurses -- including those at the Bucks County hospital as well as from Einstein Center One and Jefferson Health WIllowcrest -- have filed for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board in order to form a union.
Central Maine Medical Center nurses begin union process
August 26, 2026 // Several other Prime Healthcare hospitals across the country also filed for a union election today, such as Olympia Fields Hospital in Olympia Fields, IL, and St Francis Hospital in Evanston, IL.
2,200 Prime Healthcare nurses, workers to strike across 3 states
August 25, 2026 // Nurses at the 361-bed Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital also held a one-day strike June 11, before the union election. Prime acquired the hospital and seven others from St. Louis-based Ascension in a deal completed in March 2025. Most of the workers involved in the September strikes have struck previously, the union said.
She never worked in a steel mill. Now she leads the United Steelworkers.
July 31, 2026 // “She’s going to have to get the trust of the steelworkers,” said Richard Tikey, a union local vice president at the coking coal plant for U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works south of Pittsburgh. He said the union should have pushed for additional benefits or a new contract during the sale process. “The union had more leverage then,” Tikey said. U.S. Steel’s initial proposal included an 18.2% pay increase over five years and a $4,000 contract bonus, but would implement employee copays for health insurance. Union negotiators said this was insufficient. They will counter in August.
Appeals court overturns ruling declaring Act 10 unconstitutional
July 30, 2026 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court is weeks away from the investiture of Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor as its newest member. Taylor joining the Court gives liberals a 5-2 majority on the panel. However, Justice Brian Hagedorn has already recused himself from previous procedural decisions involving this case because he served as Walker’s legal counsel and played a major role in writing Act 10. If the Supreme Court were to take up the case, it’s likely a final decision wouldn’t be reached until after November’s elections and the inauguration of a new governor and start of a new legislative session in January. With Democrats hopeful they’ll be able to win trifecta control of state government, the actions of the other two branches of government could render the lawsuit moot.
Longtime Union Leader Prepares to Step Back From a Movement Under Threat
July 30, 2026 // Mr. Saunders had to reckon with another internal division after George Floyd’s murder, when a subset of members called for law enforcement groups to be banished from the union. The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees is a liberal union, but its political composition can be quite diverse: Its 1.4 million dues-paying members across the country include nurses in Michigan, transportation workers in New York and corrections officers in New Mexico, along with domestic workers, clerks, cops and librarians. Mr. Saunders thought it would be a mistake to push out the police.
Nurses and teachers unions bankroll leftist candidates and causes
July 21, 2026 // Additionally, the AFT donated $150,000 to Gov. Tina Kotek’s (D-OR) reelection campaign on the eve of the May primary. Kotek then decided in June to opt Oregon out of the Trump administration’s school choice program, which would subsidize scholarships for K-12 students to cover the cost of private school tuition and homeschooling expenses. AFT has been lobbying Democratic governors to reject the education tax credits offered by the program, calling it a “private school voucher scheme.” Meanwhile, the Oregon Education Association declined to endorse Kotek, despite doing so in the past, out of frustration with the state’s school funding levels.
How UAW’s Bold Leader Got Caught in New Wave of Union Infighting
July 17, 2026 // Others worry internal conflicts detract from the union’s effectiveness. “We’re in an awkward time, because everybody who was on Fain’s team, they’re divided now, and they’re fighting each other, and that’s not good for a union,” said Tony Totty, president of a UAW local in Ohio, and a candidate for a national vice presidential slot.
Nurses, home care clinicians launch large-scale strike in Boston
July 9, 2026 // Nurses at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Brigham home care clinicians took to the streets Wednesday morning for a strike set to involve roughly 4,500 workers, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association. The strike would be the largest nurse and healthcare professional strike in Massachusetts history, according to a Massachusetts Nurses Association press release.
Brigham and Women’s nurses vote to authorize 1-day strike
June 18, 2026 // The next bargaining session will be held on June 18, the MNA noted, adding that the nurses will, as legally required, give 10 days' notice if a strike is scheduled.