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How to Be a Staffer in a Democratic Union »

June 5, 2014 | Alexandra Bradbury

If members run the local... what exactly is the union rep's job? We asked four experienced staffers how they approach their day-to-day tasks while keeping the rank and file in the driver’s seat.

Farm Backs Off Threat to Use Guestworkers as Scabs »

June 4, 2014 | David Bacon

Berry pickers in Washington State went on multiple strikes last year, demanding justice for a fired co-worker, 70 cents per pound of berries picked, and an end to sexist and racist harassment by their supervisors.

Seattle $15 Minimum Signed and Sealed, But with Unpopular Loopholes »

June 3, 2014 | Paul Bigman

It’s official: with a unanimous city council vote, Seattle yesterday adopted a roadmap to a $15 minimum wage.

VIDEO: You May Miss Out On Benefits If Social Security Offices Close »

June 2, 2014 | Labor Notes Staff

If the Social Security Administration replaces its field offices with Internet services and an 800 phone number, it may hit you in the wallet. Jane Slaughter explains.

Thanks for Letting Me Do the Easy Part »

May 30, 2014 | Jane Slaughter

Jane Slaughter retires today from the Labor Notes staff, although not from Labor Notes.

Portland Letter Carriers Foil Stealth Attempt to Ditch At-the-Door Delivery for Seniors »

May 29, 2014 | Jamie Partridge

A mail carrier found out through a manager’s slip of the tongue that the Postal Service was trying to force seniors in a local retirement community to walk to the corner for their mail.

‘Labor Priests’ Reviving Social Justice Teachings—and Action »

May 28, 2014 | Robert Richter

Labor priests are once again gaining numbers, to advocate for workers and to walk with them.

Machinists Reformers Get Third of Vote in First Try »

May 27, 2014 | Jon Flanders

The opposition IAM Reform slate took a third of the vote in the election for international officers.

Empty Scrubs Need to Be Filled, Say San Francisco Nurses »

May 23, 2014 | Carl Finamore

San Francisco General Hospital nurses flooded city hall and are planning a strike vote to redress severe staffing shortages at the city's premier public hospital.

Social Security Threatens To Close All Field Offices »

May 22, 2014 | Jim Campana

The Social Security Administration’s “Vision 2025” would close most of the agency's 1,000 community field offices in the U.S., laying off 30,000 of the workers who help beneficiaries navigate the system.

Verizon Retail Workers Win Union Vote—First to Do So »

May 21, 2014 | Bianca Cunningham, with Zelig Stern

Retail sales and customer service reps voted 2 to 1 to join the Communications Workers at six Brooklyn Verizon stores. The wireless side of telecom has remained largely unorganized, but these new unionists hope to cause a ripple effect.

Hundreds of Miners Die, Turkish Government Sides with Company »

May 20, 2014 | Emre Eren Korkmaz

The company had boasted of slashing costs from $130 per ton of coal to just $24. Yet the prime minister called the accident unavoidable, touching off renewed protests.

Book Review: Sixteen Tons »

May 19, 2014 | David Markwell

Mother Jones once proclaimed Illinois to be “the best-organized labor state in America,” and the people of the Illinois coalfields—where Kevin Corley’s new novel Sixteen Tons takes place—were always at the center of the action.

Fight for Fifteen Spreads Out and Zooms In »

May 15, 2014 | Julia Kann

The call for “$15 and a union” went up again today, but with a new—and bigger—group of allies. As striking fast food workers hit picket lines across the U.S., supporters and workers rallied in 30 other countries.

Postmaster General Hides Winning Streak »

May 14, 2014 | David Yao

Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe is downplaying financial gains at the Postal Service, which has been reporting revenue increases for five straight quarters. Why is Donahoe minimizing the winning streak?

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