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A Personal Request to Support West Virginia Strikers »
February 21, 2019 | Jane SlaughterThough I've lived in Detroit for 44 years, my heart is still in West Virginia, where I was born and raised.
West Virginia Strikes Again, Defeating Privatization Bill in a Single Day »
February 20, 2019 | Barbara Madeloni“Don’t start those buses tomorrow,” said Joe White, executive director of the West Virginia School Service Personnel Association.
He was announcing the second statewide education strike in West Virginia in a year, alongside the leaders of the state’s two teacher unions.
‘People Are Starting to See That Winning Is Possible’: Denver Teachers Win, Oakland Next »
February 19, 2019 | Samantha WinslowThe teacher strike wave keeps gathering steam. After three days out, February 11-13, Denver teachers won a settlement that achieved their main goal—to dramatically reduce the effects of the district’s chaotic merit pay system.
A Green New Deal for American Labor? »
February 15, 2019 | Saurav SarkarThe simple yellow protest signs were stenciled “Green Jobs for All.” Speaker after speaker stepped into the middle of the office floor, marked with a U.S. House of Representatives seal. Representative-Elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, fresh off her election win, gave the protesters high fives.
Janus for the Rails and Air? »
February 15, 2019 | Joe DeManuelle-HallThey did it to public workers. Next they want to do it to railroad and airline workers.
A right-wing policy think tank filed a Janus-style lawsuit against the Machinists on January 8, claiming that non-members shouldn’t be required to pay fees for union representation.
New York Nurses Prepare to Strike over Patient Ratios »
February 7, 2019 | Chris BrooksThirteen thousand nurses may be on strike in March at three of the largest employers in New York City.
For several months, hospitals in the Montefiore, Mount Sinai, and New York Presbyterian systems have been bargaining jointly with the New York State Nurses Association.
A Bad Day for Hoffa: Chicago Teamster Leader Joins Opposition Slate »
February 2, 2019 | Alexandra Bradbury“The straw that broke the camel’s back for me,” said Chicago Teamsters leader Juan Campos, “was seeing the international shoving the UPS contract down the members’ throats.”
That’s why he has joined an opposition slate to challenge the union’s top officers in 2021.
Labor Upheaval in Bangladesh Prompts Solidarity Actions »
February 1, 2019 | Saurav SarkarWith the sixth anniversary approaching of the Rana Plaza building collapse that killed over 1,000 workers, conditions in the world’s second-largest garment export industry are tumultuous.
Labor Notes: Forty Years of Troublemaking »
January 29, 2019 | Jane SlaughterEveryone knows organized labor is on the decline. And yet bright spots keep flaring up.
Verizon workers in 2016 walked out on the biggest strike in years, proving that corporate giants can still be beaten with old-fashioned solidarity.
