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Use the Labor Notes Conference To Build Community Locally »

January 14, 2014 | Shamus Cooke

Volunteers from different unions in Portland, Oregon, have gotten together to strengthen the local labor movement—and they're using Labor Notes to do it.

L.A. Teachers Run on a Bigger Vision »

January 10, 2014 | Samantha Winslow

A slate of activists bidding to head the nation's second-largest teachers local say the union should fight for better schools, not just a raise.

Grad Employees Re-Unionize at New York University—First in the Country »

January 9, 2014 | Matt Canfield

It took eight years of struggle, but NYU's graduate employees re-authorized their union, bigger than ever.

South Korea Rail Workers Strike against Privatization »

January 8, 2014 | Kap Seol

Korean rail workers' three-week strike garnered wide support—and government repression.

Review: The Sham of School Reform »

January 7, 2014 | Joseph Zeccola

Schoolhouse Shams calls out the lies and distortions of the so-called school reform movement.

Boeing Machinists Narrowly Approve End to Pensions »

January 6, 2014 | Jim Levitt

Corporate America beat pensions by a hair: 51 to 49 percent, Boeing Machinists voted them away on Friday.

‘Way Past Time’ at Olean General »

January 3, 2014 | Ann Converso

At a small hospital in New York, 120 technical workers seeking to organize with the Communications Workers have battled a fierce anti-union campaign. Administrators went so far as to hire notorious union-busting firm Jackson Lewis.

Seattle Labor Rallies Behind ‘No’ Vote at Boeing »

January 3, 2014 | Paul Bigman

Boeing Machinists gathered with supporters from other unions for a rousing "Vote NO!" rally on the eve of today’s vote on whether to end pensions.

Public Sector Unions Win When They Preach 'Tax the Rich' »

January 2, 2014 | Mark Brenner

Few unions have been willing to talk about higher taxes. But those who have called for raising taxes—on the rich, not on their fellow workers—have won public support.

Will Boeing Workers Nix Givebacks in Forced Re-vote? »

December 31, 2013 | Jim Levitt

The Machinists International is forcing a hurry-up re-vote on concessions Boeing workers rejected 2-1 in November. Pensions are at stake.

2013 in Review: Aiming Higher, Labor Tries New Angles and Alliances »

December 30, 2013 | Jenny Brown

The year was marked by workers trying new things and setting higher standards, for their employers, their unions, and—in the case of low-wage workers—their pay.

VIDEO: ‘The Place to Learn How to Fight’ »

December 20, 2013 | Mark Brenner

Nurses, Teamsters, transit workers, Hong Kong dockworkers, Brazilian metalworkers, and Chicago teachers are just a few of those already registering for our 2014 conference. You should, too.

Labor Artists Keep Our Movement Fun and Strong »

December 19, 2013 | Matt Losak and Larry Smoot

The Labor Heritage Foundation, now under new leadership, is looking forward to an exciting future of “art in activism.”

A Seminar on the Labor Movement— With an Opinionated Professor »

December 18, 2013 | Fran Quigley

Save our Unions: Dispatches from a Movement in Distress is like sitting in on a seminar on what ails our unions—and what can cure them.

On Heels of Brazil-Wide Protests, Aerospace Strikers Win Pay Raise »

December 17, 2013 | Wendy Thompson

Imagine if a union meeting was held in front of your workplace right before work. Let’s say 70 percent participated and you all decided to go in five minutes late. This is how it goes in Brazil.

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