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Controversial Settlement Divides New York Nurses »
May 23, 2019 | Chris BrooksAfter a strike threat and a contentious ratification vote, 13,000 members of the New York State Nurses Association settled a contract that achieved gains but fell short of the union’s goal of winning safe nurse-to-patient staffing ratios.
Dan Clawson, Presente! »
May 13, 2019 | Barbara MadeloniDan Clawson, labor organizer, scholar, and activist, died suddenly of a heart attack on May 7.
Toledoans Rally behind Hospital Strikers »
May 10, 2019 | Jane SlaughterBeing on strike is “kinda scary,” said one picketing nurse in Toledo, Ohio—but “kinda empowering,” broke in another. “We’re doing this for nurses across the board.”
VIDEO: Fighting Austerity and the Boss in Higher Education »
May 10, 2019 | Barbara MadeloniThe ivory tower of academia does not protect its workers. Across the country, austerity politics are bleeding colleges and universities dry, opening the door for the corporate takeover of higher education.
Tennessee Janitors Convince Target To Drop Dirty Cleaning Contractor »
May 9, 2019 | Saurav SarkarRetail janitors organizing with a Tennessee worker center got Target to drop a crooked cleaning contractor at all the state’s stores. Now they're pressing Target to stop using Diversified Maintenance nationally.
Trump Labor Board Postpones VW Vote While Company Manufactures Climate of Fear »
May 3, 2019 | Chris BrooksThe National Labor Relations Board has ruled to postpone a planned union election vote at Volkswagen's factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where plant management spent the week waging war against union supporters.
Amnesty For All »
May 1, 2019 | Saurav SarkarIn April the U.S. government carried out its largest workplace raid on immigrants in 10 years, detaining 280 people in Texas.
