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Colorado Teachers Reach Their Boiling Point »

May 31, 2018 | Dan DiMaggio

Pueblo teachers and paraprofessionals struck from May 7 to 11, the first school strike in Colorado in 24 years.

Before It All Melts Away »

May 30, 2018 | Chris Brooks

Will this spring’s wave of teacher strikes lead to stronger unions? Not if their unions return to business as usual.

North Carolina Teachers Shut Schools and Flood the Capital for a Day »

May 25, 2018 | Michelle Gunderson

Thirty thousand educators and supporters descended on Raleigh, North Carolina, on May 16 for a protest that was unprecedented in its size and breadth.

Embattled Hoffa Offers Two-Tier, UPSers Push for a Better Deal »

May 24, 2018 | Alexandra Bradbury

In negotiations over the nation’s largest union contract, a three-way battle is raging. UPS is demanding new givebacks, top Teamsters are offering them up, and rank and filers are organizing a grassroots network to push for better—and getting ready to vote down a bad deal, if necessary.

What's Behind the Teachers' Strikes? »

May 22, 2018 | Ellen David Friedman

Originally published in Dollars & Sense.

Steward's Corner: Legal Rights in a Contract Campaign »

May 16, 2018 | Robert M. Schwartz

In today’s dysfunctional economic climate, straightforward bargaining frequently comes up empty. Employers come to the table with lengthy lists of takeaways and refuse to compromise.

Puerto Rico: The Teacher Uprising the Media Is Ignoring »

May 14, 2018 | Meghan Brophy | Jonah Furman

You’ve read about the teacher strikes in West Virginia, Arizona, Oklahoma, Colorado… but what about Puerto Rico?

I Work with Mark Janus. Here’s How He Benefits from a Strong Union. »

May 11, 2018 | Donnie Killen

Like everyone else in the labor movement, I’m nervously awaiting the Supreme Court ruling in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, which would weaken public sector unions by letting workers receive the benefits of representation without contributing toward the cost.

Subway Woes? Don't Blame Workers »

May 9, 2018 | Laura Gabby

“Dirty, delayed, and dangerous.” That’s the slogan of a new ad campaign that blames New York City’s subway woes on construction unions.

Debate: How Should Unions Deal With Free Riders? »

May 4, 2018 | Labor Notes

The U.S. is quickly becoming an open-shop country. A majority of states now have “right-to-work” laws, and the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME is likely to make right to work the law of the land in the public sector.