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Portland Teachers Expose Lead in Schools »
August 2, 2016 | Samantha WinslowThe school superintendent in Portland, Oregon, has resigned amid a widening scandal, after news broke that the district waited months to tell the public that drinking water at two elementary schools had tested positive for lead.
Police Violence Is a Labor Issue Too »
July 27, 2016 | Sonia SinghAfter the latest fatal police shootings of Black men, captured in horrifying video footage, many of us are asking ourselves tough questions.
Interview: Busting the Myths of a Workerless Future »
July 26, 2016 | Chris Brooks | Kim MoodyWhere’s our economy headed? Soon every factory worker will have to start driving for Uber, and the trucks will drive themselves—at least so the business press tells us.
Everyone in the Plant Was a Temp—Until They All Joined the Union »
July 25, 2016 | Dan DiMaggioAt an auto parts plant in Avon, Ohio, all 60 workers were temps—until they threatened to strike.
Teachers Arrested Protesting Police Brutality in the Twin Cities »
July 21, 2016 | Samantha WinslowAs teachers gathered in Minneapolis for the American Federation of Teachers convention, the two Twin Cities teachers unions led a march to protest the recent police killing of an African American man, Philando Castile, at a traffic stop..
Twin Cities Unions Respond to Police Violence »
July 21, 2016 | Alexandra Bradbury“You learn how small your town is when something like this happens,” said Bernie Hesse, director of legislative and political action at Food and Commercial Workers Local 1189. “Everybody seems to know everybody else.
Wave of Walkouts at AT&T West »
July 7, 2016 | Dan DiMaggioFifteen thousand AT&T workers in California and Nevada are settling grievances the old-fashioned way: by striking.
Three Recent Wins Prove Old-Fashioned Union Power Isn’t Dead Yet »
July 7, 2016 | Jane SlaughterThree big wins for workers in the last nine months arrived where you might least expect them: in the old, blue-collar economy. What enabled our side to kick some ass this year?
