by Roy San Filippo | Jan 8, 2026 | Featured, Organizing
Rebuilding the union at Bio-Rad Melody Resendiz has worked at Bio-Rad, a manufacturer of life science research and clinical diagnostics products, for nearly nine years. She is part of a group of workers at the company’s campus in Hercules, CA, who are leading an...
by Roy San Filippo | Jul 18, 2025 | Featured, Organizing
Featured Organizing “Heat & Hammer” Wins historic first contract at Wallenius in Tacoma Local 23 welcomes 150 new workers; here’s how we won After ten months of bargaining and holding strong against an aggressive union busting campaign, 150 workers at the...
by Roy San Filippo | Feb 27, 2025 | Featured, Organizing
Featured Organizing Alcatraz Cruises workers ratify first contract 94% approve contract with wage gains, pension for workers After reaching a tentative agreement on a first contract at the end of December, workers at Alcatraz Cruises in San Francisco voted...
by Roy San Filippo | Dec 23, 2024 | Featured, Organizing
Featured Organizing Looking Back, Looking Forward: Local 5’s 2024 Organizing campaigns Local 5 saw great success in new organizing this year; as they prepare for continued success in 2025 A spectre is haunting the bosses of Portland – the spectre of workers...
by Roy San Filippo | Jun 1, 2024 | Featured, Organizing
Featured Organizing Alcatraz City Cruises workers strike Four-hour Unfair Labor Practices strike underscores worker frustration with ‘employer stalling tactics’ Workers at Alcatraz Cruises represented by the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific (IBU), the Marine...
by Roy San Filippo | Apr 8, 2024 | Featured, Organizing
Featured Organizing Four Seasons warehouse workers sworn in as members of Local 29-A after ratifying first contract Substantial gains won after three-year organizing battle, help and solidarity from ILWU members across Southern California Five new members of ILWU...
