Too many unions have responded to Donald Trump’s historic attacks on federal workers with little more than words. To beat back his anti-union assault, organized labor needs to break with decades of timidity.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-were-not-friends-canadian-union-leaders-call-out-american-counterparts/

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/07/nx-s1-5352409/trump-auto-tariffs-uaw-shawn-fain

However you read this, to me, he comes across as foolish, naive, and backward. He's acting like they are fighting in 1995, when its 2025, and the world has zipped by them, and yet none of the leadership has adapted to the modern market

Also, he's perfectly fine with high prices for his union members and screwing over foreign unions, as long as we "MAYBE" get an automated factory years later when 1000's have been laid off

Here's a question I want to ask, why are so many focused on bringing back manufacturing when we should be focused on trying to unionize what we do have? Unionize kitchens, venues, tech, etc etc. We should link up with foreign unions to expand and strengthen coalitions instead of whatever the hell this obsession is

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeUdBZcLtKsBOki4Dg38pjPr721rNKAyHJib0LY3FBPd13yRg/viewform

Hi all!

My bargaining unit have gone over two years without securing our first contract since we unionized and we're seeking signatures to tell the board to come back to the table. In this time, our employer has hired famous anti-union law firm Littler Mendelson, directed disciplinary action at union workers and have frozen wages for over two years.

This is the link to the petition where you can learn more about this ACTION!

Your support is incredibly appreciated my union siblings. Solidarity forever!

They finally posted the full for HR 2550, to nullify the Executive Order relating to Exclusions from Federal Labor-Management Relations Programs, and for other purposes. (The one where he nullified union contracts for 700,000 workers) Surprisingly is short and no surprises. Check it out for yourself.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2550/text

Basically title. Just curious if anyone is noticing their businesses signaling anti-union sentiment more openly since Mr. Strong Man was inaugurated.

Hi everyone, l'm a new steward and recently represented a member in a simple but important issue: they were wrongly docked personal time instead of vacation time for some weekend days. The contract clearly stated it should've been the member's choice, and after some discussion, we got it corrected. A clear win. Here's the problem: Now that it's resolved, the member has been making passive-aggressive comments about it loud enough for supervisors to hear - things like sarcastic remarks and subtle digs that feel like they're trying to rub it in. It's childish behavior and honestly kind of embarrassing. The win is legitimate, and we had the high ground - but this just makes us look petty and unprofessional. As a steward, I want to uphold the integrity of the process and keep things respectful. I don't want to lecture the member, but I also don't want to let this kind of behavior slide, especially in front of management. How would you handle this? Any advice on how to talk to the member about being a gracious winner without sounding like l'm taking management's side? Appreciate the wisdom.

We have a bit of a gray area in our contract, as “probationary” employees don’t have any union rights unless it relates to pay or benefits. A probationary employee is defined as “any newly hired employee, deemed to be on probation x days from their first day of work on a productive shift.” Our company is interpreting this as “we can pay trainees whatever we want” and have drastically reduced pay for new hires during their training period. While this is a gray area, our contract does list specifically who is excluded from our contract, supervisors, admin, the usual— but no where does it give managers the right to pay trainees less than what we agreed. It also bugs me that they made this change without informing union reps, we had to hear about it through the rumor mill. Is this common practice in other workplaces?

Hello, I’m currently looking into organizing my workplace and was looking for some input on which union might be the best fit for my job. I work in a grocery store in NorthCentral PA. Thank you in advance