World news | The Guardian19h ago
United Farm Workers union cancels Cesar Chavez events over abuse allegations https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/cesar-chavez-united-farm-workers-union #UsNews #California #WestCoast #UsUnions #UsFarmWorkers
United Farm Workers union cancels Cesar Chavez events over abuse allegations

Union says claims involving young women and minors are serious enough to halt annual tributes and open an inquiry

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World news | The Guardian23h ago
CBS News workers hold 24-hour walkout for new contract https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/17/cbs-news-workers-24-hour-contract-walkout #Cbs #Business #Media #UsUnions #UsNews #TelevisionIndustry #UsTelevisionIndustry
CBS News workers hold 24-hour walkout for new contract

Writers Guild of America East says management failed to offer fair wages and basic job protections

The Guardian
World news | The Guardian1d ago
Starbucks shareholders push to oust board members over stalled union talks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/17/starbucks-board-members-union-deal #Starbucks #Business #UsUnions #Lego #Coffee #UsNews #FoodDrinkIndustry
Starbucks shareholders push to oust board members over stalled union talks

Board members Jørgen Vig Knudstorp and Beth Ford face scrutiny for the coffee chain’s ongoing labor dispute

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World news | The GuardianMar 11
Nearly 4,000 US meatpacking workers to strike at plant run by top Trump donor https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/11/jbs-usa-meatpacking-strike-trump #MeatIndustry #Business #UsUnions #TrumpAdministration #Inflation #UsNews #Farming
Nearly 4,000 US meatpacking workers to strike at plant run by top Trump donor

Workers at JBS USA to strike Monday in what will be the first labor strike in the meatpacking industry in decades

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 10
One simple way to heal American politics: run more union members | Dustin Guastella https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/10/politics-union-members #UsUnions #UsPolitics #UsNews
One simple way to heal American politics: run more union members

Our research shows that candidates who come from the union movement are exactly what many Americans crave

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US news | The GuardianFeb 27
California fast food workers, still reeling from ICE raids, demand employers step up https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/27/ice-raids-california-fast-food-workers #California #UsImmigration #UsUnions #IceUsImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #TrumpAdministration #Business #UsPolitics #WestCoast #UsNews
California fast food workers, still reeling from ICE raids, demand employers step up

Union-backed pledge urges fast food employers to protect workers’ rights as immigration raids fuel fear and walkouts

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US news | The GuardianFeb 26
Workers decry Whirlpool’s job cuts amid offshoring, praise of Trump’s tariffs https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/26/whirlpools-job-cuts-trumps-tariffs #TrumpTariffs #Business #Ohio #Tariffs #UsNews #UsUnions #WhirlpoolCorporation #ManufacturingSector
Workers decry Whirlpool’s job cuts amid offshoring, praise of Trump’s tariffs

The US has lost factory jobs amid promises of a tariff-led renaissance

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World news | The GuardianFeb 20
Smokejumper and union leader aims to win in Montana by focusing on workers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/sam-forstag-montana-workers #Montana #UsUnions #UsNews #WorldNews #Democrats #Republicans #UsCongress #UsPolitics
Smokejumper and union leader aims to win in Montana by focusing on workers

Sam Forstag, who parachutes from planes to fight wildfires, believes pro-worker polices can flip district from Trump ally

The Guardian
US news | The GuardianFeb 19
Trump news at a glance: president’s ‘board of peace’ set to meet, minus some key US allies https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/trump-administration-news-at-a-glance-today #TrumpAdministration #DonaldTrump #UsNews #UsPolitics #Europe #UsCongress #JeffreyEpstein #Environment #KeirStarmer #UsUnions
Trump news at a glance: president’s ‘board of peace’ set to meet, minus some key US allies

criticised the organisation’s murky funding and political mandate – key US politics stories from Wednesday 18 February at a glance

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World news | The GuardianFeb 18
US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/union-membership-increase-trump-assault #UsUnions #UsPolitics #UsNews #TrumpAdministration
US union membership soared to 16-year high in 2025 despite Trump assault

Union coverage slightly increased last year even as White House tried to eliminate contracts for thousands of workers

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