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/