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  1. Texas had one of the biggest socialist party chapters in the country – could it come back?
    By Dharna Noor

    Long before state became a rightwing political stronghold it was defined by cowboys on strike and farmers organizing

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #Texas #USunions #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #DharnaNoor

  2. Electronic shelf labels likely to cost jobs and drive up grocery prices, US report warns
    By Michael Sainato

    AFL-CIO calls for ban on such labels to protect consumers and workers from surveillance pricing and job cuts

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #Business #Technology #Retailindustry #USnews #Worldnews #USeconomy #Economics #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  3. ‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers
    By Steven Greenhouse

    Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #Trumpadministration #USeconomy #DonaldTrump #Business #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #StevenGreenhouse

  4. ‘The most anti-union president’: how Trump turned his back on US workers
    By Steven Greenhouse

    Labor experts stunned at how anti-worker Trump has been with actions since last Labor Day that have hurt unions

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #Trumpadministration #USeconomy #DonaldTrump #Business #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #StevenGreenhouse

  5. US labor unions saw membership gains in 2025, mostly in states with bargaining protections
    By Michael Sainato

    Uptick in US union membership coincides with high public approval ratings of unions

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #USnews #Money #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. ‘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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. ‘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

  12. 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