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Heartbreak in the Heartland: Voices from Wisconsin »

June 6, 2012 | Wisconsin

With so much energy and effort by thousands of workers and activists going into the Wisconsin Uprising, why did this movement fail to achieve its prime political goal? Several participants reflect.

GM Offers Lump-Sum Buyouts: Never Trust the Deal »

June 5, 2012 | Gregg Shotwell

GM is offering its salaried retirees a deal. Not a gratuity or a bonus after a record-breaking year of profit, but a cash-in-your-chips kiss-off: one lump-sum payment in lieu of their monthly checks. Rumor has it that union hourly retirees are next.

Will Recall Vote End Wisconsin's Nightmare? »

June 4, 2012 | Jim Cavanaugh

Tomorrow’s Wisconsin recall election will be a replay of November 2010—Governor Scott Walker vs. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.



If the million voters who signed recall petitions, plus another half million, come out and vote for Barrett, Walker will be toast.

Ending Lockout, Teamsters Wrap Agreement With Sotheby’s »

June 1, 2012 | Jenny Brown

Teamster art handlers voted to settle their dispute with Sotheby’s yesterday, ending a 10-month lockout that became a symbol of Occupy Wall Street’s fight against the austerity agenda of the 1%.

Back-to-Work Legislation Ends Teamsters Railway Strike »

May 31, 2012 | Mischa Gaus

Teamsters on the Canadian Pacific Railway will be ordered to end their nine-day strike shortly, when Parliament sends them back to work. Government back-to-work legislation is becoming a trend in Canada, with CP the third private company to receive that form of government help against its...

Postal Workers, Community Allies Increase Pressure as USPS Cuts Loom »

May 30, 2012 | Theresa Moran

As Congress dallies, postal workers and community activists are turning to civil disobedience to combat the sweeping cuts planned for the Postal Service.

Restaurant Workers Set Sights On Walmart Wannabe: Darden »

May 29, 2012 | Jenny Brown

Restaurant workers organizing with the Restaurant Opportunities Center have trained their sights on their most ambitious target yet—a giant chain that wants to become the Walmart of sit-down dining.

Chicago Schools Showdown Galvanizes Teachers »

May 24, 2012 | Mischa Gaus

The Chicago Teachers Union filled an auditorium with 4,000 teachers yesterday, in a show of numbers marking the next step in the union’s struggle for educational justice.



Quebec Steelworkers Face Mining Pariah »

May 24, 2012 | Jocelyn Desjardins

In a Quebec where everything is in motion, where a student uprising is manifesting each day in Montreal, locked-out aluminum workers are adding their outrage. While they're locked out, the government is giving their mining company $14.5 million a month.

Wisconsin Recall Re-Run »

May 24, 2012 | Jim Cavanaugh

The June 5 Wisconsin recall election will be a replay of November 2010—Governor Scott Walker vs. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett.


Barrett swamped his closest rival, Kathleen Falk, in the May 8 Democratic primary 58 to 34 percent. Falk had the endorsement of all the large public sector unions...

Bed Bath and Broke: Warehouse Workers Go for Election »

May 23, 2012 | Mischa Gaus

Warehouse workers organizing in key logistics hubs across the country could get a boost from a union vote at a Bed Bath and Beyond distribution center in New Jersey, where immigrant workers filed for a Labor Board election today.

Machinists Strike as Caterpillar Demands Non-Union Wage Rates »

May 22, 2012 | Jane Slaughter

Do workers need a union to negotiate “market-based” wages? Machinists at a Caterpillar hydraulic parts factory in Joliet, Illinois, struck May 1 to tell the heavy-equipment giant they deserve better. They're hampered by the fact that Cat workers represented by the United Auto Workers accepted...

Wisconsin’s New Bad Idea »

May 21, 2012 | Eleni Schirmer & Lenora Hanson

Governor Scott Walker singled out employees of the University of Wisconsin for special treatment in his budget-cutting and union-busting. Now they're facing unilateral policies that seek a “market-based model” for pay.

New York Nurses Take Back Their Union, Push for Safe Staffing »

May 18, 2012 | Mark Brenner

New York nurses upended the 100-year power imbalance between bedside nurses and nurse managers yesterday, voting to bar managers and put the union in the hands of the nurses who comprise 99 percent of membership.

Wealthy Defense Contractor Pushes Machinists to Strike »

May 17, 2012 | Matthew Cunningham-Cook

Lockheed Martin has seen fit to distribute nearly $20 million annually to politicians in Washington, and to pay its CEO nearly $150 million in the last five years. But executives can’t seem to find the money to pay for new hires' pensions or to maintain comprehensive health coverage at its F-35...

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