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Here's Why Los Angeles Parents Are Standing with Striking Teachers against Billionaire-Backed Charters »

January 16, 2019 | Chris Brooks

Yesterday for the second day in a row, 50,000 people rallied in support of the striking teachers of Los Angeles.

VIDEO: Striking for the Schools Los Angeles Students Deserve »

January 16, 2019 | Barbara Madeloni

Thirty-four thousand teachers in Los Angeles are out on strike to defend public education against the privatization agenda of Austin Beutner, the former investment banker and current Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Just cause bulldozes selective enforcement

Using 'Just Cause' to Defend Against Unfair Discipline »

January 15, 2019 | Robert M. Schwartz

The principle of “just cause” is the keystone of the collective bargaining agreement. By imposing rigorous qualifications for discipline, the just-cause standard protects everyone in the union.

Los Angeles Teachers Strike to Defend Public Schools from the Privatizers »

January 14, 2019 | Barbara Madeloni

Last spring a teacher uprising swept the red states. Today it reached the West Coast, as the 34,000 members of United Teachers Los Angeles began a long-anticipated strike in the nation’s second-largest school district.

Interview: Why We Occupied Our General Motors Factory in Oshawa, Canada »

January 11, 2019 | Tony Leah

General Motors has announced it will end production at five North American plants, just a decade after the company received billions of dollars in U.S. and Canadian taxpayer money and won sweeping concessions from auto unions as part of the bailout.

Interview: The Backstory to the Migrant Caravan Is Repression of Democracy and Labor in Honduras »

January 10, 2019 | Judy Ancel and Dana Frank

For anyone who cares to know why thousands are fleeing Central America alone and in caravans, what role the U.S. has played in creating the crisis there, and how unions, workers, and popular organizations are fighting back, historian Dana Frank’s new book is a must-read.
Members of the Maconaquah Education Association hold up signs to support teachers and public education.

Three Unions Show There’s Life Beyond Dues Checkoff »

January 7, 2019 | Chris Brooks

Employers are always looking for sources of leverage. One way they may hit a union in the wallet is by targeting dues checkoff—an agreement that requires the employer to deduct dues from union members’ paychecks.
Four roses workers picketed for a better contract.

How Four Roses Bourbon Strikers Fought Off Two-Tier »

January 3, 2019 | Richard Becker

Workers at the Four Roses bourbon distillery and bottling plant chose their moment well.


Just as their industry was preparing to welcome thousands of visitors for September’s Kentucky Bourbon Festival, they walked out on strike—in defense of workers they hadn’t even met yet.

Welcome, Saurav and Joe! »

January 2, 2019 | Labor Notes

Labor Notes is thrilled to welcome two new staffers, Saurav Sarkar and Joe DeManuelle-Hall, who started in our New York office in December.

South Korea: Death of Young Worker Galvanizes a New Movement »

January 2, 2019 | Kap Seol

On the night of December 11, Kim Yong-kyun, a 24-year-old worker, was killed at a thermal power plant in Taean, 150 kilometers southwest of Seoul, after being sucked into a coal conveyor belt that decapitated him.

Comics Against the 1%: Silent Night »

December 25, 2018 | Daniel Mendez Moore

Kaiser Clinicians Go on the Offensive for Patient Access »

December 21, 2018 | Chris Brooks

Rising suicide rates. The opioid epidemic. Mass shootings.


The United States is facing multiple public health crises, partly rooted in a lack of access to meaningful mental health care.

Reformers Take Back the Reins in New York City UPS Teamsters Local »

December 21, 2018 | Alexandra Bradbury

The biggest UPS local in the Northeast is back in the hands of reformers.


Teamsters in New York City’s Local 804 elected the Experience Matters slate far and away the winner in a four-way race December 20.

George H.W. Bush: Not So Civil After All »

December 20, 2018 | Saurav Sarkar

In the thousands of words spilled for the late George H.W. Bush, you won’t find the names of Argentine workers Pedro Troiani and Carlos Propato.
CUPW picketer demands fair treatment from Canada Post

Solidarity Pickets Protest Canada Post Strike Ban »

December 20, 2018 | Chloe Rockarts

When government legislation ordered Canadian postal workers back to work, other unions and labor groups across the country organized picket lines to support postal workers and the right to strike.

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