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SAG-AFTRA Communications Staffers Attempting to Unionize
March 30, 2026 // The announcement comes as SAG-AFTRA takes a break from negotiations with Hollywood’s top studios and streamers over its next three-year film and television deal, with talks set to resume later this spring. Given that so many staffers in the union touch some part of these negotiations, that timing could improve the leverage of the workers, who are seeking voluntary recognition from their employer rather than an election at the National Labor Relations Board.
Beyond the assembly line: Auto workers’ labor union emerges as key player in anti-Israel activism
January 26, 2026 // A number of labor unions have seen a rise of antisemitism and anti-Israel activity since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attacks, despite many being historically supportive of Israel, dating back nearly a century, when many American unions donated money to the Histadrut, Israel’s national labor union. Multiple groups have now taken legal action against UAW branches in response to certain campaigns, which some legal experts allege were discriminatory against Israelis and Jews.
Production Assistants Working on Netflix’s ‘The Four Seasons’ File For Union Election
November 21, 2025 // This is the latest organizing move from Production Assistants United, which has organized six productions in three months, including The Pitt and Abbott Elementary. The Pitt voted to unionize in September, becoming the first major TV production where production assistants and assistants had done so. With the reopening of the federal government, Production Assistants United plans on refiling with the NLRB for union elections across several shows and eyeing an upcoming filing for a Universal show.
As historic LGBTQ+ bar closes in SLC, owner and union organizers say they both hope to find ‘a path forward’
November 4, 2025 // The bar has tried to stay open during the shutdown, she said, but “sadly, the financial impact of consistent protests has made it impossible for us to remain open. As such, we will be closing the SunTrapp on October 31st, 2025.“
Amazon faces legal complaint for refusing to negotiate with unionized S.F. workers
April 24, 2025 // A hearing is scheduled for August before an administrative law judge. If the judge rules against Amazon, the company could be ordered to begin negotiations — a move that may influence similar union efforts at warehouses in New York, Atlanta, Chicago and Southern California. The San Francisco workers were part of a national strike last December, calling for higher wages, improved safety and official union recognition.
Amazon workers in North Carolina to vote on unionization next month
January 10, 2025 // Amazon workers at a warehouse in North Carolina will vote next month on whether to join a union. If the election is successful, the warehouse would be only the second Amazon site in the U.S. to unionize. Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity & Empowerment has been working to organize staffers for the past three years.
‘Time is running out.’ University unions rush to organize before the Trump White House
December 17, 2024 // Between 2012 and 2023, the number of unionized graduate student and postdoctoral workers more than doubled, from roughly 64,000 to 150,000. Faculty unions also increased by 7%, from 374,000 to 402,000, in the same period, the report said. Today, more than a third of graduate-student and postdoctoral workers are unionized while a quarter of faculty are. “Among faculty, the drive for unionization has been strongest among non-tenure track faculty,”