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In Wisconsin, When Bargaining Is Illegal, We Bargain ‘Informally’ »

March 20, 2013 | Dawn Tefft

After the Wisconsin legislature banned public sector unions from most collective bargaining, we had to come up with ways of dealing with management informally.

View from Argentina: Which Direction for Pope with Checkered Past? »

March 19, 2013 | Daniel Ximénez Saez

The conservative new pope has a tense relationship with the progressive administration of Argentine President Cristina Kirchner, but he has shown some support for workers' struggles.

Union Health Plans Will Suffer under Obamacare »

March 18, 2013 | James McGee

Union-bargained cross-employer health care plans should have been a model for health care reform, but they face an uncertain future under the Affordable Care Act.

Student Guestworkers Pressure McDonald's »

March 15, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Foreign students on cultural exchange visas walked off the job again, this time from three McDonald’s restaurants. Can guestworker programs incorporate labor rights?

Noticias Sindicales »

March 15, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 10 marzo, en español y inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of March 10, in Spanish and English.

Review: “Lincoln” Somehow Missed the General Strike »

March 14, 2013 | Tim Schermerhorn

In its tight focus on the president, "Lincoln" ignores the slaves' general strike that helped win the Civil War.

Chrysler Moves to Silence Opposition to 10-Hour Day »

March 13, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Update, April 16: Alex Wassell, fired by Chrysler for organizing opposition to the 10-hour day, is being reinstated.


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Postal Unions Agitate to Keep Delivering the Mail on Time and on Saturday »

March 12, 2013 | Jamie Partridge

As the Letter Carriers plan rallies across the country March 24 to save Saturday mail delivery, rank-and-file postal activists are urging additional demands.

La Reforma Migratoria Puede Venir con Grandes Regalos para los Patrones »

March 11, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

Una traducción al español del análisis de Labor Notes de los debates sobre la reforma migratoria.A Spanish translation of our analysis of the current immigration reform discussions. Pass it on!

Fashion Models Shatter Stereotypes, Demand Labor Rights »

March 8, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Fashion models are exposing the obnoxious underside of their supposedly glamorous profession and demanding the same job protections as workers in other fields.

Restaurant Workers Vote Strike over Ivy League Racism »

March 7, 2013 | George Joseph

Chefs, servers, and porters at Columbia University who are enduring extreme conditions—including 80-hour work weeks—voted February 28 to authorize a strike.

L.A. Teachers Block Outsider Attempt to Buy School Board »

March 6, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

The Los Angeles teachers union squeaked out a victory in the school board election despite millions in corporate donations.

Home Is Where the Fight Is »

March 5, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

Unions are pitching in to stop evictions. “Anyone who’s facing a housing crisis will also have a job crisis story to tell you,” said Tony Romano, part of a coalition that fights foreclosures.

Ed Koch, Workers’ Arch-Foe »

March 4, 2013 | Tim Schermerhorn

Edward Koch has been eulogized, sanitized, and whitewashed by everyone from Bill Clinton to Al Sharpton in his death, but the truth is that he was an historic arch-foe of working class communities.

Review: Air Safety Lessons Could Save Lives in Hospitals »

March 1, 2013 | Andrew Pollack

The authors of Beyond the Checklist argue that safety programs must be grounded in workplace democracy to reduce medical errors.

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