Alexandra Bradbury

How to Be a Staffer in a Democratic Union

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.

Postal Unions, Teachers Turn Up the Heat on Staples

Postal workers rallied in 56 locations around the country protesting the piecemeal outsourcing of postal work. They've gained an important ally: teachers, who are big buyers of office supplies.

A Gathering of Troublemakers

“I didn’t know going on strike would feel so liberating,” 25-year-old McDonald’s worker Jessica Davis of Chicago declared in the Labor Notes Conference's opening session. “I can’t wait for the next strike!”

How to Fan the Flames

We troublemakers keep hoping for the spark that will set a wildfire of workers in motion, like in 1937. But that takes legions of skilled, far-sighted activists. Unions' job is to train them up—through everyday struggles in the workplace.

Staples Plucks Postal Jobs

The point is to close more post offices—and minimize public outcry. Will customers take the bait?

Will Grocery Workers Hold the Line For Part-Timer Health Care?

As employers seize upon the Obamacare excuse, grocery unions are struggling to keep part-timers in their health care plans.

Does Your Copy of Labor Notes Take Forever to Arrive?

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Seriously, we’re as frustrated as you are—and so are postal workers.

Closures of mail processing plants have hit small newspapers hard. Take The Bullard Banner News in Texas. After the nearest USPS plant closed in June, the weekly paper’s route to local mailboxes now detours through a plant 120 miles away. One subscriber reported getting no paper for weeks—then three in a day.

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