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Issue #6 - Spring 2026

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What’s “$30 + COLA”?

If you’re asking this, you’re probably either in conversation with us already or saw one of our shirts (which we’ll have at the LaborNotes Conference)!

Most grocery workers , and many other essential workers, start at a few bucks over min wage, which we all know isn’t enough to afford rent anywhere…

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Essential Workers Fighting For Union Democracy

To fight back against the agenda of corporate elites we need strong unions. To have strong unions, we need thousands of rank-and-file leaders and leadership that reflects the desires of workers.