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Will ‘Governor 1 Percent’ Break New York’s Public Unions? »

November 3, 2011 | Andy Coates

While Midwest governors who attacked public workers last winter are seeing tremendous public opposition, New York’s Andrew Cuomo continues to be buoyed by high approval ratings. The irony has not escaped members of the Public Employees Federation, who have worked under the threat of layoffs...

Teamsters Spread Sympathy Strikes »

November 2, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

Taking advantage of contracts that allow members to honor picket lines, Teamsters are spreading sympathy strikes across the country at U.S. Foods, the nation's second-largest food services company. More than 830 workers in five states have joined the action thus far.

L.A. Car Wash Workers Win a Union »

November 1, 2011 | Eduardo Soriano-Castillo

Thirty Southern California car wash workers succeeded in their three-year fight for a union and a contract last week, becoming the first car wash workers to organize nationwide. One of their big gains is a regular hourly wage.

Can Sandy Pope Win 3-Way Teamsters Race? »

October 31, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

Teamsters are voting for national officers, determining whether the union’s leadership is jolted to life—or remains asleep at the wheel. The race pits James P. Hoffa against a former ally, and against Sandy Pope, a longtime reform leader.

Tomato Pickers: Trader Joe’s Is Rotten »

October 28, 2011 | Eduardo Soriano-Castillo

Florida’s tomato farmworkers and their allies brought a two-year fight to specialty grocer Trader Joe’s doorstep last week, marching on its Southern California headquarters. They want the grocer to pay farmworkers a penny more per pound.

Chrysler Workers Object to Imposed Contract »

October 28, 2011 | Martha Grevatt and Alex Wassell

The executive board of the Auto Workers imposed the contract with Chrysler on the entire membership this week, despite the fact that a majority of skilled trades workers and a substantial minority of production workers voted against the agreement.



NY Millionaires' Tax Back in Spotlight »

October 27, 2011 | Jenny Brown

New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo attempted to evict “Occupy Albany” this week from its home base in a state-owned park in the capital, leading activists to dub him “Governor 1 percent.”

Blowing Holes in the Low-Road Approach »

October 26, 2011 | Mischa Gaus

The Remapping Debate website yesterday exposed the real motives behind a consulting company’s August report that suggested manufacturing companies are finding advantages to investing in the U.S.

Michigan Unions and Poor Face 85 Hostile Laws »

October 26, 2011 | Evan Rohar

Michigan's “emergency manager” bill allowing a state-appointed executive to unilaterally fire city councils and school boards and cancel union contracts is just the beginning. Eighty-five bills blame Michigan’s economic problems on public employees and the poor.

Occupy Movement Faces Arrests, Aims at Verizon and Foreclosures »

October 25, 2011 | Evan Rohar

Occupy Wall Street and the Communications Workers rallied against runaway corporate power at Verizon, while Detroiters marched to Bank of America and Occupy Oakland and Chicago faced arrests.

South Korea Sit-In Connects to U.S. ‘Occupiers’ »

October 25, 2011 | Kap Su Seol

As the U.S. ‘occupy’ movement struggles to hold its ground, protesters are connecting to South Korean activists who see their fight against out-of-control corporate power as tapping the same vein of frustration and outrage.

Fear is Biggest Obstacle, Says Farmworkers Union »

October 24, 2011 | Eduardo Soriano-Castillo

An undocumented farmworker leader was deported last week, reinforcing the findings of a new Farm Labor Organizing Committee report that says tobacco pickers struggling to organize are stymied by fear.

Auto Workers Approve Ford Contract after Hard Sell »

October 22, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

Ford workers ratified a new contract by 63 percent in mid-October. Their deal was patterned after the General Motors agreement, which passed by about 64 percent but contained smaller bonuses.

Alabama Workers Meet Harsh Immigration Law with Wildcats »

October 21, 2011 | Eduardo Soriano-Castillo

An all-out attack on immigrant workers, their families, and communities continues in the South and West. In Alabama, immigrant workers met it with a day of wildcat strikes.

Taxi Workers Become a Union—Officially »

October 20, 2011 | Mischa Gaus

On the top floor of AFL-CIO headquarters, overlooking the White House, a new union was born this afternoon. Or more accurately, it was given an official blessing. Taxi workers in New York had built their union for 15 years at the city’s airport taxi stands, restaurants, and kitchen tables, but...

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