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Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat
By Michael Sainato

Mitchell Berman is among Democrats the party hopes can flip a Republican-leaning district in November’s midterms

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/mitchell-berman-nurse-wisconsin-house-seat

#USmidtermelections2026 #Wisconsin #HouseofRepresentatives #USunions #USpolitics #USnews #Nursing #Democrats #Republicans #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/03/mitchell-berman-nurse-wisconsin-house-seat #UsMidtermElections2026 #Wisconsin #HouseOfRepresentatives #UsUnions #UsPolitics #UsNews #Nursing #Democrats #Republicans

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

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/02/teamsters-union-republican-endorsement

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

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

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/house-republicans-unions-investigation

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House Republicans ramp up labor union investigations ahead of midterms https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/01/house-republicans-unions-investigation #UsUnions #UsNews #UsPolitics #HouseOfRepresentatives #Republicans

‘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’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/31/starbucks-documentary-baristas-billionaires

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

‘Revenge of the Rust belt’: Starbucks film-maker on Baristas vs Billionaires https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/31/starbucks-documentary-baristas-billionaires #Starbucks #UsUnions #SusanSarandon #AlecBaldwin #DocumentaryFilms #Film #Business #Culture #UsNews

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

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/wind-energy-unions-trump

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

Against the wind: despite Trump’s attacks, unions are fighting for good US clean energy jobs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/23/wind-energy-unions-trump #UsUnions #WindPower #UsNews #Environment #ClimateCrisis #RenewableEnergy #UsPolitics #DonaldTrump #Energy

Why are progressives winning across the United States? It’s not complicated | Bernie Sanders
By Bernie Sanders

Poll after poll shows the same thing. The American people know that the current economic system is rigged

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/19/poll-progressive-candidates-election-economy

#USpolitics #USnews #BernieSanders #Democrats #USeconomy #AIartificialintelligence #Climatecrisis #USforeignpolicy #USunions #UShealthcare #SuperPacs #USpoliticalfinancing #TheGuardian #BernieSanders

Why are progressives winning across the United States? It’s not complicated | Bernie Sanders https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/19/poll-progressive-candidates-election-economy #UsPolitics #UsNews #BernieSanders #Democrats #UsEconomy #AiArtificialIntelligence #ClimateCrisis #UsForeignPolicy #UsUnions #UsHealthcare #SuperPacs #UsPoliticalFinancing

AI was supposed to destroy jobs. Where’s the carnage? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/12/ai-job-destruction #AiArtificialIntelligence #UsWorkCareers #WorkersRights #Unemployment #UsUnions #UsUnemploymentAndEmploymentStatistics #Technology #UsNews

AI was supposed to destroy jobs. Where’s the carnage?
By Varsha Bansal

The AI jobs apocalypse never showed up. Still, jobs are changing and economists expect more to come.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/12/ai-job-destruction

#AIartificialintelligence #USworkcareers #Workersrights #Unemployment #USunions #USunemploymentandemploymentstatistics #Technology #USnews #TheGuardian #VarshaBansal

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

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/union-hca-healthcare-workers-protest

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HCA workers push for higher pay and more staffing amid billions in profits: ‘I’m struggling’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/union-hca-healthcare-workers-protest #UsUnions #UsHealthcare #HealthcareIndustry #UsNews #Nevada #Texas #Florida #California

‘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

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/john-sayles-matewan-unions

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‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movement https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/john-sayles-matewan-unions #UsUnions #WorkersRights #JamesEarlJones #Film #Culture #UsNews

US justice department dismisses charges against California union leader https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/doj-charges-california-union-leader-david-huerta #IceUsImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #LosAngeles #California #UsUnions #UsNews #WestCoast

US justice department dismisses charges against California union leader
By Sam Levin in Los Angeles

David Huerta was arrested while protesting against an ICE operation during crackdown in Los Angeles

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/doj-charges-california-union-leader-david-huerta

#ICEUSImmigrationandCustomsEnforcement #LosAngeles #California #USunions #USnews #WestCoast #TheGuardian #SamLevininLosAngeles

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

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/21/ai-tech-workers-unionize

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

How AI may drive union-resistant tech workers to the bargaining table https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jul/21/ai-tech-workers-unionize #Technology #AiArtificialIntelligence #Google #Meta #UsUnions #Alphabet #SiliconValley #Microsoft

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

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/union-membership-rates

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

Tripling US union membership would shift $1.2tn to workers annually – report https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/union-membership-rates #UsUnions #Business #UsNews #WorkersRights

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

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/justice-department-uaw-president-investigation

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

US justice department investigating UAW president over corruption allegations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/justice-department-uaw-president-investigation #UsUnions #Business #TrumpAdministration #UsNews #AutomotiveIndustry #UsPolitics

US labor board more likely to dismiss worker and union charges under Trump, analysis finds https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/01/trump-labor-board-dismissals #UsUnions #UsNews #Business #TrumpAdministration #UsWorkCareers

Outcry over supreme court decision to grant Trump power to fire agency chiefs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/supreme-court-trump-agency-firings-slaughter-ftc #UsSupremeCourt #TrumpAdministration #UsPolitics #Business #UsNews #WorldNews #UsUnions

California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/california-billionaire-tax-ballot-tech-opposition #California #WestCoast #Technology #UsNews #GavinNewsom #SiliconValley #UsPolitics #UsUnions #Money