unions

Striking Amazon and Starbucks workers in California and elsewhere have long pushed for union contracts. The Trump administration is unlikely to be on their side.

Union members in Missoula picketed Thursday at the Amazon warehouse in solidarity with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters striking across the country.

With stalled negotiations over wages and seniority, and claims that union employees have been intimidated and surveilled at work, unionized Disneyland employees rallied ahead of an upcoming strike vote.

Eli Steinberg writes, "The problem of workers and union voters rushing into the arms of the Republican Party is a problem decades in the making, caused by the mistakes of the Democratic Party and the progressive movement in this country."

Graduate students at the University of Montana in Missoula have formed a union after two years of organizing, and with more than 400 eligible members, it will be one of the largest in the state.

The union-backed legislation would have allowed workers who walk off the job to qualify for up to four weeks of unemployment insurance benefits.

Jim Elliott writes, "America was built by a lot of people with dirty hands. They are still building it."

Employees of three Mount Adams Fruit packing facilities in the Columbia River Gorge say they want safer conditions, better treatment and pay.

Tavis Campbell writes, "Mike understands that city growth, coupled with city policy, have burdened the Fire Department to a point where the department can no longer effectively manage operations."

According to the city, a mechanic-welder will receive $36.74 hourly starting next July. That will increase to $43.98 by July 2026. A lead worker will also receive $38.99 starting next July and $46.73 starting July 2026.