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Hospital workers allege retaliation in struggle over outsourcing of union jobs

More than 50 longtime union workers employed at Dameron Hospital in Stockton, CA are fighting to keep their jobs after they were served notice of termination in February.

The Union Bug: Ep. 006

Boycotting as a Tactic: The REI Boycott w/Ashley Hamilton

Writer's Guild Staff Union reaches tentative agreement with WGA

The new TA, if ratified, will bring to a close a nearly 3 month long strike

PHOTO/VIDEO: A Tale of Two May Days

Federal agents and LAPD crashed multiple May Day protests in DTLA on May 1, 2026.

The Union Bug: Ep. 005

In the New Age of Robber Barons: The UP-NS Merger w/Ron Kaminkow

The Union Bug: Ep. 004

Lessons in Solidarity from an Amazon Organizer

The Worker's Wire #1

Welcome to the relaunch of my regular labor digest.

The Union Bug: Ep. 003

In conversation with Daniel Gross about his forthcoming book, "Unions of Our Own: 8 Building Blocks to Change Work...and the World"

They organized mutual aid in the same place for nearly a decade. Now they're being forced to move.

After nearly ten years at Bernie's Coffee Shop on Wilshire and Fairfax, the organizers with LA's Community Solidarity Project have to move—and are asking for the public's help.

Let's keep this thing running, shall we?

A GoFundMe, and a SubDrive. For funsies. Of course.

Amazon Teamsters claim victory over retail supergiant's strike retaliation

Amazon will honor workers' right to strike after a prolonged, multi-front pressure campaign from the union.

VIDEO: State Terror, Vol. [XX]

Tear gas, mass arrests, and righteous fury at No Kings Los Angeles.

Essays & Commentary

Notes from a recent visit to New Orleans

Reflections on life, memory, and journalism.

Original Reporting

CSU is using a legal loophole to claw back contractual raises. Union members want to change that.

California State University workers with Teamsters Local 2010 struck in 2023 to win yearly raises for their workers. CSU claims they can't pay it. A new bill is trying to change that.

Essays & Commentary

Kill your heroes. Uplift the movement.

Some thoughts on the recent New York Times investigation into Cesar Chavez.

Essays & Commentary

I would like to get off this ride

Once again, we are subject to the murderous whims of this villainous government. We are, in fact, 'the baddies.'

The Worker's Wire

Last Week in Labor: Feb 20-27, 2026

Brothel workers make union history, WGSU workers picket WGA HQ, and more news for your weekend.

Original Reporting

VIDEO: WGSU Holds Picket Line Rally Outside WGA Headquarters in Los Angeles

Members of the WGA Staff Union have been on strike since Feb 17.

Original Reporting

VIDEO: JVP-LA holds Solidarity Shabbat Action in Downtown Los Angeles

Last week, activists prayed together, sang together, and drew attention to the connections between the genocide in Palestine with the ICE operations in the U.S.