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Trouble at Airbnb »

June 8, 2015 | Julia Kann

In San Francisco, UNITE HERE Local 2 is taking a stand against the fast-growing startup Airbnb, which is threatening members’ work and homes.

Blood on Your National Geographic »

June 5, 2015 | Ben Jackson

Thirteen workers a day die on the job in the U.S. One of them was my co-worker: a veteran electrician crushed to death at 5 a.m. on April 24 at the Oklahoma City Quad/Graphics plant. He was servicing equipment on a maintenance call when he was pinned under a crane.
Emboldened after winning a big Congressional majority last year, Republicans are taking another swipe at Social Security. Hundreds of retirees recently rallied in Cleveland to raise the alarm.

Cleveland Retirees Tell White House Conference: Don’t Cut Social Security »

June 4, 2015 | Bruce Bostick

Emboldened after winning a big Congressional majority last year, Republicans are taking another swipe at Social Security. Hundreds of retirees recently rallied in Cleveland to raise the alarm.

Review: Mystery Novel Tracks the Ghosts that Haunt Coal Country »

June 3, 2015 | Timothy Sheard

Working in the Pennsylvania coal mines is a dirty and dangerous job... and that's before you run into the serial killer haunting your already-haunted town.

Will Kaiser's Labor Partnership Crack? »

June 1, 2015 | Alexandra Bradbury

It’s this year’s biggest private-sector bargaining, covering 100,000 workers. But the national deal due June 4 may reveal widening cracks in the giant health system's celebrated partnership with unions.

Walmart Workers Fast to Fight Closures »

May 29, 2015 | Julia Kann

Workers set up camp outside a Los Angeles Walmart this week and held a one-day fast to protest the corporation’s retaliation against their organizing.

Building Power in Many Languages »

May 28, 2015 | Sonia Singh

How do you organize and build unity among workers who don’t speak the same language? In this month's Steward's Corner organizers share tips for building power in multiple languages.

Sao Paulo Teachers Vote to Continue Two-Month Strike »

May 27, 2015 | Steve Payne

Thousands of teachers in the Brazilian state of São Paulo voted on May 15 to continue their now two-month strike.

Spotlight on Baltimore »

May 26, 2015 | Todd Cherkis

The crisis in Baltimore following the killing of Freddie Gray has laid bare a city strained beyond human capacity by inequality and police violence. Through the Fair Development Campaign, United Workers and others in the labor movement are calling for a new kind of development.

Pensions in Peril, Quebec Firefighters to Boycott Montreal Police and Fire Games »

May 22, 2015 | Chris Barry

Eight thousand firefighters and their local unions from throughout Quebec will be boycotting the 2017 Montreal World Police and Fire Games. They're protesting attacks on their pensions by the provincial government.

Stolen Election? Reformers in Hawaii Fight to Take Office »

May 21, 2015 | Samantha Winslow

Remember the Hawaii teachers who in 2012 led a statewide work-to-rule campaign against low pay? This spring they won the top three spots in the Hawaii State Teachers Association—but the union’s board of directors is refusing to let them take office.

Chinese Bike Light Strikers Occupy Factory, Face Firings and Arrests »

May 20, 2015 | Elaine Hui

Workers who make bike lights at a factory in Shenzhen, China, struck and occupied their factory, demanding that the company pay up what it legally owes them.

In Wisconsin, A Test Case for Right to Work »

May 18, 2015 | Kathy Wilkes

Three years after losing a ten-week strike over the right to collect dues, about 200 union members at Manitowoc Cranes in northeast Wisconsin face continuing efforts to decimate their treasury—an experience other unions may soon also face under the state’s new so-called “right to work” law.

Building a Stewards Council »

May 13, 2015 | Paul Krehbiel

Want a stronger union at work? Consider building a stewards council.

Mexican Auto Workers Fired for Protesting Sexual Harassment »

May 12, 2015 | Wendy Thompson

At the new Mazda assembly plant in Salamanca, Mexico, 20 workers were fired in March for supporting a co-worker who was being sexually harassed by their supervisor.

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