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  1. Teamsters union leaders support Republicans despite members endorsing Democratic candidates
    By Michael Sainato

    Sean O’Brien, president of the 1.3-million strong union, was also the first to speak at the Republican national convention in 2o24

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #USpolitics #USnews #DonaldTrump #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  2. House Republicans ramp up labor union investigations ahead of midterms
    By Michael Sainato

    Inquiry come after conservative thinktanks claim unions are using member dues to support Democratic causes

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #USnews #USpolitics #HouseofRepresentatives #Republicans #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  3. ‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires
    By Michael Sainato

    Director Mark Mori followed coffee chain workers’ struggle to unionize: ‘These young kids are so inspirational’

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Starbucks #USunions #SusanSarandon #AlecBaldwin #Documentaryfilms #Film #Business #Culture #USnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  4. Against the wind: despite Trump’s attacks, unions are fighting for good US clean energy jobs
    By Dharna Noor

    Since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, a growing labor movement has addressed the climate crisis and economic inequality

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #USunions #Windpower #USnews #Environment #Climatecrisis #Renewableenergy #USpolitics #DonaldTrump #Energy #TheGuardian #DharnaNoor

  5. HCA workers push for higher pay and more staffing amid billions in profits: ‘I’m struggling’
    By Michael Sainato

    Largest for-profit hospital system and operator in the US reported $6.8bn in profits, while employees find it difficult to make ends meet

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #USunions #UShealthcare #Healthcareindustry #USnews #Nevada #Texas #Florida #California #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  6. ‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement
    By Michael Sainato

    John Sayles’s 1987 film, which dramatizes a 1920 labor conflict, shows how class solidarity can overcome prejudice

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/a

    #USunions #Workersrights #JamesEarlJones #Film #Culture #USnews #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  7. How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table
    By Arielle Pardes

    Tech workers are increasingly unionizing, trading Silicon Valley’s myth of exceptionalism for collective bargaining to contest the corporate deployment of artificial intelligence

    theguardian.com/technology/202

    #Technology #AIartificialintelligence #Google #Meta #USunions #Alphabet #SiliconValley #Microsoft #TheGuardian #AriellePardes

  8. Tripling US union membership would shift $1.2tn to workers annually – report
    By Michael Sainato

    More density would also narrow racial pay gaps, while a decline in density correlated to surges in wealth inequality

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j

    #USunions #Business #USnews #Workersrights #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  9. US justice department investigating UAW president over corruption allegations
    By Michael Sainato

    Shawn Fain calls allegations ‘bogus’ and says attorney holds a ‘grudge’ against him over union’s ‘anti-war stance’ on Gaza

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j

    #USunions #Business #Trumpadministration #USnews #Automotiveindustry #USpolitics #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato