Troublemakers Blog
October 22, 2013 /
Though the AFL-CIO Convention’s focus on new alliances was healthy, the Convention was unwilling to grapple with fundamentals that are crucial to its long-term viability.
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October 15, 2013 / Alexandra Bradbury
Seriously, we’re as frustrated as you are—and so are postal workers. »
October 10, 2013 /
Local presidents' dissatisfaction with the Transport Workers Union jelled into an opposition slate that came from within the union’s administration.
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October 09, 2013 /
Teachers at the University of Oregon approved by 99 percent a first contract yesterday, the fruits of solidarity between tenure-track and contingent faculty that began six years ago.
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October 08, 2013 / Samantha Winslow
Eighty activists, including members of the Steelworkers, Transit Union (ATU), United Electrical Workers (UE), Service Employees, and AFSCME, gathered Saturday for a day of trainings, workshops, and discussions: the Pittsburgh Troublemakers School. »
October 07, 2013 /
Is a union too high a goal for fast food workers? Part-timers at the Oregon Zoo showed it could be done.
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October 04, 2013 /
Not only are some federal employees working without knowing whether we’ll be paid, we’re also doing it without our usual union representation on the job.
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October 01, 2013 /
The flight attendant workforce began as all-male, kicked the men out when women became cheaper, and admitted men again only after airlines were sued. Paul Tiemeyer's new book Plane Queer shows the fight against homophobia is a big part of male flight attendants' story.
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September 24, 2013 / Samantha Winslow
Picture a union worker pulling up in a Cadillac, valet-parking at the city’s most prestigious hospital, and pulling out the gold card for lavish care. Plastic surgery, massages: all covered. Is that what the "Cadillac tax" is supposed to prevent?
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September 20, 2013 / Jane Slaughter
All there was to organizing, he said, was “you call a meeting and you make a list.” And then you get “more hands on the plow.”
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