Samantha Winslow

Thousands of oil refinery workers are on strike over health and safety. They cite outsourcing, short staffing, and forced overtime that produces dangerous fatigue—in a job where mistakes can be fatal.

Safety Is Life-or-Death, Say Refinery Strikers

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Many thought Governor Scott Walker’s anti-union Act 10 would be a death sentence for Wisconsin’s public sector unions. But teacher unions around the state have taken the law’s obstacles and turned them into organizing opportunities.

Steward's Corner: Use Recertification to Build Your Union

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The teacher union and its allies are making a bid to channel the spirit and unity of the 2012 strike into unseating “Mayor 1%” and his city council cronies.

Chicago Teachers Take On Rahm Democrats

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Turning the usual rivalries upside down, “virtual teachers” in an online charter school system in California are pushing to unionize.

Virtual Teaching, Real Organizing

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Even basic rights like free speech can’t be taken for granted, transit workers are finding out, when your speech makes the boss look bad.

Free-Speech Crackdowns Show Transit Workers Are on the Right Track

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Imagine being removed from your workplace for misconduct—without being told what you did wrong. Imagine waiting years to find out whether you can return.

Union Fights 'Teacher Jail'

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Midterm elections were mostly bad news for workers and unions. But when voters saw working-class issues directly on the ballot, like raising the minimum wage or guaranteeing sick leave, they voted for them.

Voters Favor Higher Wages, Sick Pay

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