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Labor Lessons from Mississippi Freedom Summer »

July 22, 2014 | Larry Rubin

It’s the 50th anniversary of Mississippi Freedom Summer. While that summer’s campaign focused on political rights, the organizing holds plenty of lessons for unionists. Some carried those lessons into the labor movement.

Generation Temp: Auto Workers March for Civil Rights Again »

July 22, 2014 | Alexandra Bradbury

“There’s a man inside that factory named Mr. Jerry,” explained Nissan worker Mock Morris before he began to sing. “Mr. Jerry! He’s head of security inside the factory. Ain’t gonna let Mr. Jerry—”

Climate Campaign Tipping Point? Unions Get on Board »

July 21, 2014 | Jenny Brown

A major climate change march in New York September 21 may be a tipping point for labor movement participation in global warming activism.

Detroiters March Against Water Shut-Offs »

July 18, 2014 | Jane Slaughter

A thousand Detroiters and supporters marched through downtown to say “Turn On the Water!” The city has been sending shut-off trucks to the houses of those behind on their water bills, turning off the taps at 3,000 houses a week.

Teachers Union Conventions Reflect Common (Core) Frustrations »

July 18, 2014 | Bill Balderston

At national conventions of the two major teacher unions this month, controversy flared over the Common Core, a standardized curriculum largely funded by the privatizers at the Gates Foundation.

Generational Warriors? Secure Your Wallet »

July 17, 2014 | Jenny Brown

Deficit hawks want the young to stop thinking like Occupy Wall Street, 99% vs. 1%, and start thinking like the Cato Institute, young vs. old.

Hoffa Threatens Teamster Democracy »

July 16, 2014 | Ken Paff

Facing a wave of anger over concessions—and with the 2016 election fast approaching—Teamster brass are taking aim at members' right to vote.

Pushed to the Wall, Nurses Refused Overtime »

July 15, 2014 | Dennis Tong

For years we'd petitioned in vain to improve staffing in the emergency department. To finally make management blink, it took a blank sheet of paper.

REVIEW: How Good Is Costco, Anyway? »

July 14, 2014 | Eric Blair

It’s not often that a business professor at an elite university argues in favor of investing in workers. So a new book on what Costco and Trader Joe's do right is useful... but also frustrating, for what it leaves out.

Britain Strikes for a Day »

July 11, 2014 | Sheila Cohen

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers shut down government offices and schools the length and breadth of Britain yesterday to protest not only their poverty pay but the loss of 400,000 public sector jobs.

VIDEO: Lyft and Uber Rebrand Illegal Cab Industry, at Workers’ Expense »

July 10, 2014 | Labor Notes Staff

How are "rideshare" startups getting away with flouting taxi regulations? Over cabbies' objections, they're worming their way into cities in the U.S. and Europe—because money talks.

Facebook Organizing: Legal Do’s and Don’ts »

July 9, 2014 | Julian Gonzalez

Workers are using Facebook to talk to each other about what happens on the job and in the union, and some are even using it to organize for change.

California Port Truckers Strike Closes Three Terminals »

July 8, 2014 | Alexandra Bradbury

Port truckers organizing with the Teamsters in Los Angeles and Long Beach are showing their growing leverage. This time their minority strike shut down one of the L.A. port's biggest terminals.

Interview: A Teacher Decodes Common Core »

July 7, 2014 | Samantha Winslow

Here's how the controversial Common Core standards, pushed by the Gates Foundation and now in force in 45 states, are affecting day-to-day work in the classroom.

“Them That’s Got Are Them That Gets”: Piketty’s Lessons for Activists »

July 3, 2014 | Toni Gilpin

Economist Thomas Piketty's new book Capital in the Twenty-First Century offers plenty of ammunition activists can use to expose inequality's scope and force. But don't look to him for solutions.

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