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Union Now is America’s New Strike Fund
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 Apr. 20, 2026 | ORGANIZING | The American labor movement will soon have something it’s never had before: a centralized strike fund. Union Now, the new nonprofit and brainchild of Association of Flight Attendants-CWA International President Sara Nelson, began officially fundraising at a kickoff rally on Sunday, April 12th, in Manhattan. The Union Now fund will be a centralized, national clearinghouse to get money directly into the hands of workers. Too often, workers want to organize but can’t because of money. Some are working two jobs, so don’t have the time; some get fired illegally for attempting to organize. …When Amazon delivery worker and Teamsters Local 804 member Jerome Sloss took the stage, he spoke of the toll that employer indifference and hostility can take on organizers, even when they’re determined to keep fighting. The American Prospect
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