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We're Taxing the Rich... and So Can You »

July 22, 2013 | Fred Glass

Common wisdom is you can't raise taxes. Even people who should know better believed this—while the public sector slid down the tubes. But a California vote raised $6 billion a year for schools and services—mostly from an income tax hike on rich people.

Noticias Sindicales »

July 20, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 15 julio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of July 15, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Detroit Bankruptcy Takes Aim at Pensions »

July 19, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Detroit hit the Trifecta yesterday when the city's "emergency manager," backed by the governor, put the city in bankruptcy.

Indian Auto Workers Protest for Rank-and-File Union and Release from Jail »

July 18, 2013 | Suzanne Adely and Immanuel Ness

Auto workers and supporters in India launched an indefinite sit-in and hunger strike today, demanding the release of 147 imprisoned co-workers.

Operating Engineers Reformers Hope Election, Lawsuits Will Clean House »

July 17, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

Reformers in the Operating Engineers union have attracted a national following among members by daring to sue their international officers for corruption, while also running to take over their southern California local.


They call themselves The Resistance.

Electronic Medical Records: Friend or Foe? »

July 16, 2013 | Pat Jankowski

Notoriously cumbersome and buggy, computerized medical record systems pull nurses away from the bedside—into a maze of drop-down menus, non-existing options, and endless grey pages in which endless boxes must be clicked.

Revenge of the Next-Wave Nerds »

July 15, 2013 | Adrian Montgomery

Five hundred young folks in thick glasses, suspenders, and pocket protectors took to the streets of Detroit Friday to protest Michigan Governor Rick Snyder—kicking off AFSCME's national conference of organizers 35 and under.

Noticias Laborales »

July 13, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 8 julio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of July 8, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Moral Mondays Renew the Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement »

July 11, 2013 | Nichele Fulmore

At Moral Monday in North Carolina, we understood how our brothers and sisters in the Civil Rights Movement felt when they fought the “Goliath” of their day.

Chinese Workers Kidnap Factory Executives »

July 10, 2013 | Han Tang

Three months after Zhongji Pile factory administrators stopped paying workers, more than 200 surrounded the company’s office building, blocked the main entrance, and said they would not let the executives go unless they paid them.

Tools and Tactics to Win Online »

July 9, 2013 | Hannah Roditi and Yoni Miller

Is your local missing out on firepower to help win your campaigns? Cellphone and online tactics can spread information fast, get people to take action, embarrass your target, and gain media attention.

Secret TPP Deal Would Void Democracy »

July 8, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Congress will soon debate whether to “fast-track” a trade deal that would make job-killers like NAFTA look puny. The Trans-Pacific Partnership would cover 40 percent of the world's economy.

Noticias Laborales »

July 6, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 1 julio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of July 1, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Interview: AT&T Tech Blew the Whistle on NSA Spying—in 2006 »

July 3, 2013 | Jenny Brown

We talk with retired Communications Worker Mark Klein, who noticed something odd at his AT&T job back in 2002.

At Last, Hyatt Workers Win Deal—With Room to Grow »

July 2, 2013 | Jenny Brown

After an exasperating four-year campaign against the Hyatt hotel empire, the hotel workers union announced an agreement that includes plans for organizing several hotels.

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