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VIDEO: Fighting Austerity and the Boss in Higher Education »
May 10, 2019 | Barbara MadeloniThe ivory tower of academia does not protect its workers. Across the country, austerity politics are bleeding colleges and universities dry, opening the door for the corporate takeover of higher education.
Tennessee Janitors Convince Target To Drop Dirty Cleaning Contractor »
May 9, 2019 | Saurav SarkarRetail janitors organizing with a Tennessee worker center got Target to drop a crooked cleaning contractor at all the state’s stores. Now they're pressing Target to stop using Diversified Maintenance nationally.
Trump Labor Board Postpones VW Vote While Company Manufactures Climate of Fear »
May 3, 2019 | Chris BrooksThe National Labor Relations Board has ruled to postpone a planned union election vote at Volkswagen's factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where plant management spent the week waging war against union supporters.
Amnesty For All »
May 1, 2019 | Saurav SarkarIn April the U.S. government carried out its largest workplace raid on immigrants in 10 years, detaining 280 people in Texas.
Connecticut Hotel Workers Do Their Own Organizing and Beat the Boss »
April 30, 2019 | Joe DeManuelle-HallOne union’s member-centered model prepared it for a fierce anti-union campaign that would have broken many others.
Tennessee Governor Leads Anti-Union Captive Audience Meeting at VW »
April 29, 2019 | Chris BrooksThe lines stopped at Tennessee’s Volkswagen factory today as workers were forced to attend an all-plant captive audience meeting with the state’s Republican governor, Bill Lee.
Volkswagen Jump-Starts Anti-Union Campaign »
April 24, 2019 | Chris Brooks“The anti-union campaign has begun,” said a Volkswagen worker, who asked to not be identified due to fear of being targeted by management.
A Month of Troublemaking »
April 24, 2019 | Dan DiMaggioLabor Notes has been busy across the country, organizing four big Troublemakers Schools already this spring, with more to come. These schools are unique opportunities for workplace activists from various unions and sectors to build organizing skills and swap strategies.
A Hotly Contested Race for NewsGuild President »
April 18, 2019 | Alexandra BradburyA flagging union has found new hope in a flurry of organizing victories. Now in the union’s presidential election, members are mulling what’s the best way to keep growing—stick with the incumbent, or replace him with a young leader from last year’s biggest organizing drive?
Volkswagen Abandons Union Neutrality with Anti-UAW Letter »
April 18, 2019 | Chris BrooksThe gloves are off in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Employees showing up to work this morning at the country's sole Volkswagen plant were read a letter from the company's top management expressing their opposition to unionization.