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Fired Teamsters Win Jobs after Illegal Company-Union Collusion »

December 31, 2012 | Ken Paff

Collusion between the United Auto Workers and a Ford contractor to cut wages and oust Teamsters members was flagrant, says the NLRB—so flagrant that the board is seeking an injunction to get displaced Teamsters their jobs back more quickly.

MUSIC: Singing Out Labor’s Power »

December 28, 2012 | Bob Harris and Alexandra Bradbury

Picket lines can be lonely places, but not when the New York City Labor Chorus shows up to serenade you with solidarity.

Los Angeles Wants to 'Reconstitute' Pioneering High School Despite Major Gains »

December 27, 2012 | Joseph Zeccola

Parents, students, and community leaders are rallying with teachers to defend Crenshaw High--and the innovative reform they created together.

Mexico to ‘Reform’ Education, Too »

December 26, 2012 | Dan La Botz

Mexico is poised to pass a national “education reform” bill that will assert government control over the education system, wresting it from the hands of a corrupt teachers union leadership.

In a Year of Politicians and Bad News, Surprising Stories of Resistance »

December 21, 2012 | Jenny Brown

After a slog of an election season, workers braved high unemployment rates to strike their low-wage jobs in 2012.

Palermo’s Boycott Cutting Production as Workers Appeal Labor Board Ruling »

December 20, 2012 | Dawn Tefft

Striking immigrant workers in Milwaukee are stepping up their national boycott of Palermo’s Pizza despite a negative NLRB ruling last month.
Walmart Port Protest

Port Protesters Target Walmart Cargo from Bangladesh »

December 18, 2012 | Mark Brenner | Mark Brenner

Protesters tried to stop the unloading of a ship carrying garments from Bangladesh, where a recent factory fire killed 112 workers.

Hostess Workers Take on Private Equity Pirates »

December 17, 2012 | Eric Blair

Mismanagement, not unions, killed the Twinkie. But what can workers do when a private equity firm is driving a company into the ground?

Prospect of NAFTA Expansion Sparks Cross-Border Action »

December 14, 2012 | Blair Redlin

Hundreds of activists from both sides of the border rallied against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, which would expand NAFTA-like rules to 11 countries around the Pacific Rim.

VIDEO: Denver Custodians Rehearse Resistance Onstage »

December 13, 2012 | Brian Pickett

How workers on a university campus in Colorado are collaborating with a theater troupe to air their grievances and build their power.

VIDEO DEBATE: Right to Work »

December 12, 2012 | Mark Brenner | Mark Brenner

I was on Fox News last night debating Vinny Vernuccio from the Mackinac Center about the passage of “right-to-work” in the labor movement’s backyard.

Ten Thousand Aghast as 'Right to Work' Passes in Michigan »

December 11, 2012 | Jane Slaughter

Union protesters at the Michigan Capitol today knocked down a tent erected by the Koch brothers, who helped bring right to work to the state. But despite the crowd’s anger, the governor signed the bills.

Should a 15,000-Ton Train Be Operated Single-Handed? »

December 11, 2012 | JP Wright & Ed Michael

Freight trains used to have five-person crews—an engineer, a fireman, two brakemen, and a conductor. Now almost every freight train rolling across the U.S. is operated by just an engineer and a conductor. Railroaders fear the conductor will be next to go.

Building a Solidarity Union »

December 10, 2012 | Anna Kurhajec

How do you build a solidarity-oriented union? Our Graduate Employees Organization has found that looking beyond the campus and using our voice, funds, and organizing skills to help community causes has made us one of the strongest locals in east-central Illinois.

At Oakland Airport, Union and Non-Union Workers Picket Together »

December 7, 2012 | Marc Norton

When airport workers in Oakland, California, rallied yesterday to threaten a strike, they were joined by non-union workers from food outlets like Subway and Auntie Anne's. Their action came on the heels of a solidarity picket where workers from one union helped another in a 24-hour strike.

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