What Happened in the Labor Movement Last Month?

In this episode, labor reporter Kim Kelly breaks down September's biggest and baddest labor stories, from an historic union election for caregivers to union-busting at AutoZone.

Sources:

https://labornotes.org/2026/09/video-game-workers-win-first-contract-microsoft-owned-blizzard

https://www.health.ny.gov/health_care/medicaid/program/longterm/cdpap/

https://truthout.org/articles/nurses-across-us-demand-hospitals-cut-ties-with-palantir-citing-ice-and-gaza/?source=email-sept-2026-newsletter&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&link_id=34&can_id=5cd4cd77783c61743857a7efb7930b4a&email_referrer=email_3426373___subject_3887973&email_subject=september-2026-newsletter&

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/statement-on-israeli-bombings-of-medical-supply-warehouses

https://jacobin.com/2026/09/walmart-logistics-canada-union-contract

https://labornotes.org/2024/10/walmart-warehouse-workers-win-first-union-canada

https://documentedny.com/2026/09/23/union-avoidance-cesar-alarcon-golden-krust/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/us-truck-drivers-allegedly-going-205300430.html

https://www.dairyherd.com/news/oct-1-trucker-strike-what-happens-when-diesel-prices-force-milk-haulers-road

https://thechiefleader.com/stories/worker-firing-the-latest-chapter-in-autozone-s-unsuccessful-union-busting-campaign,57714?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/18/autozone-new-york-union 

https://aflcio.org/2026/9/29/service-solidarity-spotlight-autozone-workers-vote-join-uaw-first-nationwide-chain

https://x.com/BootsRiley/status/2081402455938761143?s=20

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nate-and-the-autozone-union?attribution_id=sl:47223fd6-2040-4a68-bfc1-88bcb64cc61e&lang=en_US&ts=1790511644&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp30-control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/83/422/586049/

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