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Kauanoe Batangan earns ILWU Local 142 endorsement for Maui County Council

The Maui Division of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 142 officially endorsed Kauanoe Batangan for the Maui County Council. Batangan currently holds the...

ILWU clerical unit organizes SSA workers in Utah office

After representing clerical workers in Southern California for decades, the ILWU Office Clerical Unit has successfully organized the terminal operator’s clerical workers in Utah as...

United Public Workers endorses PÄÊ»ele Kiakona, expanding labor support in House District 14

The United Public Workers, AFSCME Local 646, AFL-CIO, has endorsed Green Party candidate PÄÊ»ele Kiakona for HawaiÊ»i State House District 14, becoming the third major labor union...

ILWU chief slams ‘foreign shipping companies’ ahead of contract expiration

The speech by Bobby Olvera sends a warning shot to employers and cargo owners ahead of the expiration of its longshore contract in 2028.

Hawaiian Electric employees join IBEW in raising $273K for Aloha United Way

Hawaiian Electric employees on in Maui County and on Oʻahu together with the IBEW Local 1260 raised $273,053 for Aloha United Way during a 2025 workplace campaign.

The Issues Already Shaping 2028's West Coast Port Labor Talks

ILWU President Bobby Olvera Jr. argued that the decisions made by waterfront employers will determine whether the parties enter bargaining with momentum or mistrust.

HGEA Joins ILWU in endorsing Green Party candidate PДЃК»ele Kiakona for House District 14

The HawaiК»i Government Employees Association (HGEA), AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO, has endorsed Green Party candidate PДЃК»ele Kiakona for HawaiК»i State House District 14.

California: First ILWU strike against sugar giant in decades

International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers called the first strike in decades against a major California sugar processor. The post California: First ILWU strike against su...

NY-NJ maritime industry honors ILA’s McNamara

James McNamara, who joined the union as it faced tumult from containerization, persisted at his job over four decades to help shape the modern International Longshoremen’s Associat...

Patel endorsed by IBEW Local 1260

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 has endorsed West Maui small business owner Sne Patel for the House District 14 seat currently held by Republican Rep...

Worker files NLRB charges over union dues dispute

A Wisconsin worker filed NLRB charges alleging IUPAT officials unlawfully required union membership and dues payments as a job condition. The post Worker files NLRB charges over un...

BP, USW have met more than 60 times formally, twice that counting informal meetings

The BP Whiting Refinery and United Steelworkers Local 7-1 have met 63 times formally and just as many times informally.

Four labor unions endorse Sne Patel for State House District 14

State House District 14 candidate Sne Patel announced that he has earned the endorsement of four labor organizations: the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Assoc...

July 14, 2026

DOJ opens investigation of UAW president; LIUNA protests Pfizer building collapse; national park workers unionize

Yuki Lei Sugimura earns mayoral endorsement from International Union of Painters and Allied Trades

Maui County Council Vice-Chair and mayoral candidate, Yuki Lei Sugimura, has secured an endorsement from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, District Council 50,...

Union files National Labor Relations Board complaints against BP Whiting Refinery

The United Steelworkers union filed 15 National Labor Relations Board complaints against the BP Whiting Refinery during negotiations over the lockout of more than 800 workers since...

United Food and Commercial Workers endorse Bobby Pahia for Council

The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW 480) announced its endorsement of Bobby Pahia for Maui County Council. "UFCW’s support reflects Pahia’s commitment to worki...

June 18, 2026

Teamsters re-elect Sean O'Brien; Teamsters and DOJ move to end federal monitorship.

Luna campaign: ICYMI: SEIU Wisconsin endorses Ismael Luna for state assembly

MILWAUKEE, Wis. – SEIU Wisconsin today announced its endorsement of Ismael Luna for the Wisconsin 8th Assembly District, calling him the proven labor champion working families need...

July 12, 2026

Postal workers demand investigation into Atlanta distribution center conditions following deaths; University of Chicago Press Workers vote to unionize.

Press Releasse: NewsIllinois Local 916 Teamsters Authorize Strike At Ascend Wellness ““After more than a year at the bar...

Members of Teamsters Local 916 at Ascend Wellness in Barry, Ill., have voted by a 92 percent margin to authorize a strike as they fight for their first contract. The workers cultiv...

LIUNA protests AJD contractor at Downtown Jersey City waterfront development

LIUNA Local 3 held a protest to relaunch their campaign against subcontractor AJD at the Downtown Jersey City waterfront, alleging many of their members have not been paid. By Dani...

Blue-collar city workers on Florida’s Space Coast form new union

They keep SeaWorld visitors safe. They’re fighting for safety on the job themselves.