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Union Pension Fund Finances Runaway Shop »

February 28, 2013 | Patrick Young

A mattress maker is shuttering a union plant, funded, in part, by a union pension fund.

The Corporations Have Two Parties, Now What? »

February 27, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Lately you may have heard a co-worker, or even yourself, muttering “We need our own political party.” Former leaders of the Labor Party are encouraging a discussion of the idea.

Cambodian Workers Camp Out, Hunger Strike Against Walmart and H&M »

February 26, 2013 | James McCormick

Self-organized garment workers are camping in front of their shuttered factory, blocking roads, and hunger striking to push the brands to pay the wages they are owed.

UPDATE: Chrysler Warren Stamping Workers Still Fighting Alternative Work Schedules »

February 25, 2013 | Alex Wassell

Auto workers staged a noisy protest against "awful work schedules" that will turn workers' home lives upside down and cheat them out of Saturday overtime pay. Organizer Alex Wassell was indefinitely suspended by Chrysler.

Strikers Get Jobs Back at Law-Breaking Nursing Home Chain »

February 22, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

Connecticut nursing home workers who struck against severe takeaways last July are returning to work with a rare victory: a Labor Board injunction has forced their employer to restore their old jobs and contract terms.

Boeing’s ‘Angry Nerds’ Reject Contract as Dreamliner Crisis Continues »

February 21, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Seven thousand technical workers at Boeing narrowly rejected the aircraft company’s final contract offer on Tuesday and authorized a strike.

New York School Bus Strike Ends »

February 20, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

New York’s five-week school bus strike ended today with more than 8,000 union members returning to work—and an uncertain future.

Making the Whole City Your Bargaining Committee »

February 19, 2013 | Barb Kucera

Union-led protests starting Monday in the Twin Cities are aimed at powerful companies—Target, U.S. Bank, and Wells Fargo—not just the union's own employers.

Immigration Reform May Come with Big Gifts to Employers »

February 18, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

More workers getting their papers could be a breakthrough for unions—but watch for an expansion of guestworker programs, with few rights.

Teachers Union Absorbs Rump Nurses Group »

February 15, 2013 | Mark Brenner

Affiliation between the American Federation of Teachers and the National Federation of Nurses provides much-needed stability for the NFN—and raises questions about its ambitions.

Climate Change Is Drowning Out ‘Jobs vs. Environment’ Debate »

February 14, 2013 | Jenny Brown

The old argument that unions must choose between jobs and the environment is losing its grip, as climate change becomes more evident and more urgent.

Aggressive Employers Challenge Longshore Workers on Both Coasts »

February 13, 2013 | Mark Brenner

Dockworkers, the standard-bearers of on-the-job power, are facing stepped-up employer pressure on both coasts.

Harvard Library Workers Resist Top-Down Restructuring and Austerity »

February 12, 2013 | James Cersonsky

At the world's wealthiest university, "modernization" and "shared services" are code for layoffs and speedup.

Working without a Contract: A Strategy Whose Time Has Come? »

February 11, 2013 | Robert M. Schwartz

Some unions have changed their policy from “no contract, no work” to “no contract, no peace,” and are using the advantages of working without a contract—to gain a contract.

Supersizing Pay in New Zealand »

February 8, 2013 | Erik Forman

A small, spunky union in New Zealand has become one of the most successful fast food organizing efforts in the world.

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