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Nearly 100 Kansas City families have joined together to demand safe housing conditions, tripling the size of a tenant union that won historic protections three years ago. The North Lawn Tenant Union is showing how organized communities can challenge powerful interests.
While many companies fight unionization, Otis Worldwide's CEO credits her union workers with creating predictability and stronger safety standards. At a time when public approval of unions hits 68%, she's proving labor partnerships can be a competitive advantage.
Workers at Rockstar Games have formed the company's first labor union, representing employees across all five UK offices. The Rockstar Game Workers Union is fighting for better working conditions and defending 31 members who were fired last year.
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union of Ghana just won national recognition for championing labor rights and workplace harmony. With 95,000 members strong, this union is proving that fighting for fair treatment leads to real progress.
Nearly 4,000 Volkswagen workers in Tennessee just voted 96% to approve their first union contract, marking a historic breakthrough for labor organizing in the American South. The four-year deal brings significant wage increases, lower healthcare costs, and stronger job protections to a region where unions have struggled for decades.
Labor unions across Oregon have joined forces to create Climate Jobs Oregon, ensuring the clean energy transition puts working families first. The coalition aims to build a homegrown renewable energy economy with good-paying union jobs while tackling climate change and inequality.
SELCO Community Credit Union is opening applications for nearly $80,000 in scholarships for Oregon students, including high schoolers, vocational learners, and adults returning to finish their degrees. The program reflects a teacher-founded credit union's 90-year commitment to education.
Teamsters Local 25 just handed out its largest scholarship class ever, giving $74,000 to 37 children and grandchildren of union members. Among the winners is Rachel Albernaz, a Bristol-Plymouth tech school graduate heading to college this fall.
Forty-two workers at Double Fine Productions, the beloved studio behind Psychonauts, just unionized with full support from parent company Microsoft. It's the latest win in a growing movement bringing better protections to game developers across the industry.
Nearly 70,000 Uber and Lyft drivers in Massachusetts just certified the first union for ride-hailing workers in American history. The victory could reshape how gig workers organize across the country.
Rideshare drivers in Massachusetts just made history by forming the first officially recognized union for gig workers in the United States. The victory gives 70,000 Uber and Lyft drivers the power to negotiate for better pay, safety protections, and workplace dignity.
A Pennsylvania credit union is putting $6,000 toward the future of local students pursuing higher education. Two scholarships are now open for high schoolers planning any post-secondary path this fall.
Ghana's Industrial and Commercial Workers Union just earned top honors for decades of fighting for fair treatment on the job. The recognition celebrates their role in building both worker protections and economic stability across the nation.
A Canadian college and its union just did something no other institution has tried: they rewrote their entire employee contract through an Indigenous lens. The result? Twenty-one changes that honor Indigenous kinship, ceremony, and diverse families.
Western Australia just became one of the last Australian states to ban landlords from evicting tenants without giving a reason. The policy shift gives renters more security in a tight housing market where families were too scared to ask for basic repairs.
After two rounds of layoffs, all 13 workers at Heart Machine united to form a union that their employer voluntarily recognized. The indie studio behind Hyper Light Drifter joins a growing wave of game developers protecting their careers in an industry facing massive job cuts.
Developers behind Magic: The Gathering Arena are joining forces to create a union with the Communications Workers of America, adding over 100 voices to a growing movement transforming workplace rights in gaming. Their push for fair wages, job security, and creative protections marks the latest win in an industry-wide shift toward worker empowerment.
Labor unions in Michigan just created a powerful new coalition focused on building good-paying clean energy careers across the state. The worker-led initiative aims to fight climate change while ensuring these future jobs offer family-sustaining wages and benefits.
Superior Credit Union is opening applications for thirty $1,000 scholarships this spring, marking eight years of investing in student success. Since 2019, the foundation has awarded over $200,000 to help members pursue higher education.
Union College field hockey players are proving excellence extends beyond the field, with 11 student-athletes earning national academic honors this year. Three players achieved near-perfect GPAs while helping their team make history.
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