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Strikes Win Staffing Protections at University of California »

May 8, 2014 | Liz Perlman and Seth Newton Patel

University of California executives hoped this round of bargaining would extract deep concessions on benefits from 22,000 hospital and campus workers.

Your Meeting Is in a Boycotted Hotel. Now What? »

May 7, 2014 | Diane Morrison

In May of last year I answered my phone, at work in Seattle, and found myself talking to a union organizer in Texas.

Seattle: $15, for Real? »

May 6, 2014 | Paul Bigman

Seattle is getting close to enacting the first $15 minimum wage in a big city in the U.S. Labor and community groups are celebrating, but many are chagrined at the long, tiered phase-in, the problematic "training wage" provision, and weak penalties for employers who don't comply.

Winning with Ballot Initiatives »

May 5, 2014 | Judy Ancel

Minimum wage boosts and paid sick days run into the power of retail and restaurant associations. Initiatives let us do an end-run around them on these issues—and tend to be overwhelmingly popular with voters.

Fix Schools First, Say Charter Teachers »

May 2, 2014 | Samantha Winslow

Charter school teachers in Philadelphia are speaking out against their employer taking over another school while ignoring teachers at existing schools.

Transit Irony: The More You Rely on It, the More They Cut »

May 1, 2014 | Samantha Winslow

On one side of town, tourists and young professionals head downtown on light rail: clean, air-conditioned, fast. If there’s a problem with service, the city diverts buses to help.

How Labor Notes Can Help You »

April 30, 2014 | Jane Slaughter

Trying to convince your co-workers that things can change? Labor Notes can help you show them that people no different from themselves have organized a union, or taken back their union, or put the boss in his place.

Viewpoint: Where's Plan B? »

April 29, 2014 | Hetty Rosenstein

Plan A has left us with a deep well of anger. I am longing and raging for a different direction.

Despite Local 'No' Votes, Teamsters International Declares UPS Contract Ratified »

April 28, 2014 | Jane Slaughter

The International has declared the 235,000-worker UPS contract ratified—even though the union's constitution says local 'no' votes should keep it open.

Postal Unions, Teachers Turn Up the Heat on Staples »

April 25, 2014 | Alexandra Bradbury

Postal workers rallied in 56 locations around the country protesting the piecemeal outsourcing of postal work. They've gained an important ally: teachers, who are big buyers of office supplies.

A Gathering of Troublemakers »

April 25, 2014 | Alexandra Bradbury

“I didn’t know going on strike would feel so liberating,” 25-year-old McDonald’s worker Jessica Davis of Chicago declared in the Labor Notes Conference's opening session. “I can’t wait for the next strike!”

Facing New York's New Mayor, Public Unions Should Fuse Their Bargaining Power »

April 24, 2014 | Rosie Frascella

Imagine every municipal worker in New York City—more than 300,000, in 152 unions—negotiating contracts simultaneously. It's happening now. But without synchronization.

48,000 Chinese Strikers Say, Adidas, Nike, Timberland: You Fix It! »

April 23, 2014 | Teresa Cheng

The strike at the Yue Yuen shoe factory keeps growing. Activists are asking international supporters to leaflet stores, and to send workers encouragement via the hashtag #ChinaSolidarity.

Why Passengers Cheered a Vermont Bus Strike »

April 22, 2014 | Ellen David Friedman

Burlington bus drivers started with a Sunday Morning Breakfast Club. They ended up marching miles with high school students and winning an 18-day strike.

'Carry it On' Tour Honors the Legacy of Pete Seeger with Sing-Alongs for Social Justice »

April 21, 2014 | Evan Greer and Anne Feeney

Audiences in Washington state and British Columbia can expect the unexpected, from Irish ballads to union sing-alongs to political punk anthems.

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