The worker must have bread but she must have roses too.https://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3m5ehbjd25c2hAfter the government shutdown indefinitely postponed their union election, Indiana casino workers took matters into their own hands. An important story on an underutilized tactic: https://labornotes.org/2025/11/indiana-casino-dealers-are-bringing-back-recognition-strike11 Nov 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ehbjd25c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3m25zkeeows2nAttacks on working people are growing at a dizzying pace. But we have a key point of leverage: The billionaire class depends on our labor. @labornotes.bsky.social has just released a new resource on May Day 2028 filled with contract alignment FAQ's and resources. www.may2028.org https://www.may2028.org01 Oct 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3m25zkeeows2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3ltkztmjzyc2r“Anybody who thinks we have to ignore certain issues or avoid certain political conversations in order to grow the base, they don’t understand what it means to grow the base.” How fighting ICE terror can help build the union—@sarahlazare.bsky.social and I report: https://labornotes.org/2025/07/fight-ice-build-union10 Jul 2025 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltkztmjzyc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3lrvskfamg22jWorkers will vote next week on whether to join Mexico's independent auto union SINTTIA at a second GM plant. A win would mark a major breakthrough for Mexico's labor movement. The union is asking for messages of solidarity from workers and their unions: https://labornotes.org/mexican-gm-workers-to-vote-union-election https://labornotes.org/mexican-gm-workers-to-vote-union-election?language=en18 Jun 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvskfamg22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3lpunhdk3ms2lDays after Mexico's independent auto union SINTTIA filed to represent GM workers, a second union jumped in the ring. Organizers say the Carlos Leone union—which some allege has ties to organized crime—is getting preferential treatment from GM. https://labornotes.org/will-mexican-gm-workers-get-a-fair-election23 May 2025 22:09 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpunhdk3ms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3loz4rv2yi22l👀 you’re probably entitled to more info than you think. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2025 23:29 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3loz4rv2yi22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3lojknuuvak2oAfter a union drive at a Bergen Logistics warehouse went public, the company began handing out gifts: earrings, luxury pillows, and even raffled TV's. “It was shameless,” one worker said. “It was like they wanted to buy off part of our conscience.” https://labornotes.org/2025/05/warehouse-workers-power-fashion-industry-now-theyre-unionizing06 May 2025 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojknuuvak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3ln3z6uahxs2hAttacks on immigrants are fundamental affronts to human dignity and safety, and they undermine our strength as workers. How union members are fighting back: [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3z6uahxs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3lmzs5yedn224Mexican GM workers stared down tariff threats and won a double-digit raise. They're forcing company unions to deliver record raises for workers at other plants, to preempt a union election they'd likely lose. This is how you transform the auto industry. https://labornotes.org/2025/04/unmoved-tariff-threats-mexican-gm-workers-win-double-digit-wage-hike17 Apr 2025 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzs5yedn224https://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3lmdlmph24s2oSome good news today: 10 national unions are jointly demanding the release of immigrant workers detained by ICE, in what could be a prelude to more coordinated and direct action. https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/04/ten-national-unions-call-anti-trump-resistance08 Apr 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmdlmph24s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3llyyzk463c2bWhat do you do when neoliberal ghouls are set on privatizing services you love and rely on? For Mexico City’s trolleybus workers, the answer was building a coalition of public transit riders, climate activists and labor allies prepared to fight back. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3llyyzk463c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3llos6su3fc2vThe Trump administration's volley of attacks is right out of the boss' playbook. It’s never been more important for organizers to remember: workers have the power to fight back. https://labornotes.org/blogs/2025/01/dont-panic-organize31 Mar 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3llos6su3fc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3lke32qmmg22n🚨LABOR NOTES POD🚨 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mx84QQegnI [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lke32qmmg22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/nataschaelena.bsky.social/post/3lbkpgjqfnk2jRoom attendants at Virgin Hotels LV clean 15 hotel rooms per day—stripping dirty linens, emptying trash, making beds, cleaning toilets—all in 30 to 45 minutes per room. For their trouble, Virgin has proposed a raise of about 30¢ per year, said @culinary226.bsky.social https://labornotes.org/2024/11/union-owned-vegas-hotel-hiring-scabs-break-strike22 Nov 2024 19:25 +0000at://did:plc:qajelvgarn5fynf7uggazpaa/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbkpgjqfnk2j