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Viewpoint: The AFT Shouldn't Be Negotiating Away Puerto Rican Teachers' Pensions »

September 23, 2021 | Movement of Rank-and-File Educators Caucus (UFT)

Read a response to this piece from American Federation of Teachers Executive Vice President Evelyn DeJesus here.

Viewpoint: Climate Justice Must Be a Top Priority for Labor »

September 21, 2021 | Peter Knowlton and John Braxton

Today’s existential crisis for humanity is the immediate need to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy. All of us have to. Everywhere. For workers and for our communities there is no more pressing matter than this.

Washington Carpenter Revolt Swells Picket Lines »

September 17, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon

Two thousand Washington carpenters went on strike yesterday, out of 6,600 who currently work under the master agreement with the Association of General Contractors (AGC).
Big crowd of carpenters in high-vis neon orange and green shirts stands on a street corner. Some hold handmade signs reading "PAY UP AGC" and "VOTE NO."

After Voting Down Four Tentative Agreements, Washington Carpenters Strike »

September 15, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon

After narrowly rejecting a contract offer, the union representing 11,600 working carpenters in Washington state is set to start a strike tomorrow.
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New York City Municipal Employees Protest Abrupt Return to Offices »

September 14, 2021 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

Eighty thousand New York City municipal workers who had been largely working remotely for the past 18 months were forced back this week to full-time, in-person work—after less than two weeks’ notice.

Steward's Corner: Recruiting and Keeping Volunteers »

September 13, 2021 | from the Union Steward's Complete Guide

A tree is only as strong as its roots, and a union is only as strong as its actively involved members. Just as unions couldn’t function without stewards, unions also need member-volunteers to work on all sorts of committees, petition campaigns, direct actions, and more.
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Review: How Workers Can Safeguard Pensions »

September 9, 2021 | Steve Early

In recent decades, a top management priority at the bargaining table has been reducing the cost of retirement benefits. The pandemic and its economic fallout have generated a new round of employer demands for pension freezes, benefit cuts, plan conversions, and two-tier coverage.

Ten Thousand UAW Members Gear Up for a Strike Vote at John Deere »

September 8, 2021 | Jonah Furman

UPDATE, October 1: There appears to be a tentative agreement between the UAW and John Deere. No details have been released yet.
Man in mask raises handcuffed hands in air, escorted by several other masked men whose jackets read "POLICE"

President of South Korea's Militant Union Federation Arrested for Organizing a Rally »

September 7, 2021 | Kap Seol

Update: On September 15, a Seoul court denied Yang bail. The KCTU stepped up the war of words. “In October, the government will see a general strike that knows no precedent,” the organization said in a statement—Editors

While Many in New York Stayed Dry and Safe, Immigrant Gig Workers Braved a Deluge »

September 3, 2021 | Luis Feliz Leon

During a typical downpour, the rainwater also pours gobs of cash in tips into the pockets of immigrant gig workers as they zip around the city delivering takeout to New Yorkers hunkering down at home.
A group of Mexican women farmworkers sit in several rows behind the SINDJA banner.

Mexico’s Only Independent Farmworker Union Struggles On Despite Obstacles »

August 30, 2021 | James Daria

In 2015, tens of thousands of poor, mostly indigenous migrant farmworkers (or jornaleros) went on strike in Mexico, blockading the transpeninsular highway that connects agricultural p

Steward's Corner: Helping New Stewards »

August 30, 2021 | from the Union Steward's Complete Guide

Being a steward is a hard, often thankless job. That simple fact makes the turnover in some unions terribly high—a sure recipe for a weakened union and a corps of seriously overworked veteran stewards.
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Bottom-Up Labor Solidarity for Palestine Is Growing »

August 26, 2021 | Suzanne Adely and Michael Letwin

In May, Palestinian workers urgently appealed for international solidarity against a sharp escalation of Israeli violence.
Hilton Vancouver Metrotown workers with signs fighting for their recall rights.

Hotels Don't Waste a Crisis »

August 25, 2021 | Saurav Sarkar

Javier Gonzalez used to send money every two weeks to his 85- and 90-year-old parents in his home country.

Letter Carrier: Air Quality Is a Union Issue »

August 24, 2021 | Malachi Dray

On August 7, Denver, Colorado—suffocated with smoke from the massive California wildfires—topped the chart of the world’s most polluted major cities.

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