Workers Unionize to Resist Trump Destruction
And Oregon's legislature is weighing unemployment for striking workers
News and Views
Trump took over the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in February, and things unraveled from there: staff were laid off, programs were slashed, and the president installed loyalists to run the longtime bipartisan organization. Then, workers announced they were unionizing with the UAW. Read this deep dive from In These Times about what’s been happening at the Kennedy Center.
The Canada Post union is holding off on striking for now, but workers are going to refuse overtime as contract negotiations continue.
The City of Providence issued fines to striking hospital workers for noise violations. It’s a dramatic punishment against workers exercising their rights.
The Oregon legislature is weighing a bill to allow striking workers to collect unemployment insurance.
32BJ is getting ready to strike an ultra-luxury condo in NYC.
Chiquita Banana—currently owned by the Brazilian Cutrale and Safra families—announces layoffs of 5,000 striking workers in Panama, in violation of international labor law.
Today’s Win
Nearly 1200 workers in Portland, Oregon file for an election with SEIU, in what we believe would be the largest non-academic union election of 2025 so far.
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