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Luis Feliz Leon is a staff writer and organizer with Labor Notes. Follow him on Twitter @Lfelizleon.

A UAW worker in a red shirt holds up a picket sign with both arms outstretched and a joyous expression on his face. Around him are other red-shirted UAW workers.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality

‘No Justice, No Jeeps!’ scenes from the auto workers strike

by Keith Brower Brown, Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter September 18, 2023September 18, 2023

UAW workers are striking all three of the Big 3 auto makers at plants in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri.

The Lordstown Motors factory where GM once operated, in Lordstown, Ohio on October 16, 2020. The old GM factory has been acquired by Lordstown Motors, an electric truck startup that wants to build a full-size pickup called Endurance. Photo by MEGAN JELINGER/AFP via Getty Images
Posted inEconomy and Inequality

Will the clean energy auto economy be built on factory floors riddled with toxic chemicals and safety hazards?

by Luis Feliz Leon August 31, 2023August 31, 2023
Members of Auto Workers Local 862 rallied on Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky. They work at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant building Ford Super Duty Trucks, Ford Expeditions, and Lincoln Navigators, and at the Louisville Assembly Plant where they build Ford Escapes and Lincoln Corsairs. A second rally was held on Friday. Photo: Luis Feliz Leon
Posted inEconomy and Inequality

Kentucky Auto Workers at Ford are preparing for a strike

by Luis Feliz Leon August 29, 2023August 29, 2023
When kitchen workers walked out, protesting a racist manager along with unfair firings and wage theft, they were joined by wait staff who had been abused by the same manager. “When we found out back of the house was on strike, everyone in the front of house was communicating with each other saying, ‘Oh my gosh, we’ve been experiencing the same thing,’” one server said.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality

Workers at Hooters-style restaurant strike, protesting racist sexist manager

by Luis Feliz Leon January 25, 2023January 25, 2023
Los trabajadores de Refresco afuera de la fábrica sosteniendo una carta en la que piden a la empresa el reconocimiento voluntario poco después de presentar una solicitud de elección sindical el 3 de mayo de 2021.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality

‘Nuestra salud y seguridad no son prioridad aquí’: Por qué los trabajadores de Refresco se han sindicalizado

by Luis Feliz Leon October 10, 2022October 10, 2022
Los trabajadores de Refresco afuera de la fábrica sosteniendo una carta en la que piden a la empresa el reconocimiento voluntario poco después de presentar una solicitud de elección sindical el 3 de mayo de 2021.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality

‘Our health and safety is not a priority here’: Why Refresco workers unionized

by Luis Feliz Leon October 4, 2022October 10, 2022
CWA District 9 members stand on the picket line in Southern California.
Posted inEconomy and Inequality

2,000 Frontier Communications workers just won a strike against subcontracting

by Luis Feliz Leon August 25, 2022August 25, 2022
Amazon Labor Union workers celebrating
Posted inEconomy and Inequality

Staten Island Amazon workers pull into the lead, while Bessemer re-vote is too close to call

by Luis Feliz Leon April 1, 2022April 1, 2022
Posted inPolitics and Movements: US

One year after the failed Amazon union drive, workers in Bessemer are voting a second time

by Luis Feliz Leon March 18, 2022March 21, 2022
Posted inEconomy and Inequality

How gig workers in Canada are fighting for employee rights

by Luis Feliz Leon March 8, 2022March 8, 2022

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