Labor

  • Report: Matt Bello

    Ready to raise the floor in SF

    A coalition of labor and community groups is moving ahead with a referendum that would raise San Francisco's minimum wage. April 16, 2014

  • Interview: Kim Moody

    How will labor be revived?

    A leading writer and labor historian talks about the shape of the labor movement today--and how to rebuild fighting unions. April 15, 2014

  • Report: Michael Brown

    We're sick of poverty wages

    Fight for 15 activists in Los Angeles are demanding an end to wage theft and the right to form a union without retaliation. April 15, 2014

  • Comment

    UPS backs down over firings

    Teamsters in New York City won a victory when UPS rescinded pink slips issued to 250 drivers for walking off the job. April 14, 2014

  • Report: Steve Leigh

    Custodians crank up the heat

    More than 200 University of Washington custodians and their supporters rallied to demand fair treatment on the job. April 14, 2014

  • Analysis: Lee Sustar

    Will a membership rebellion remake the IAM?

    A slate of reform candidates is making a strong run in the International Association of Machinists' first contested election in half a century. April 10, 2014

  • Statement

    Tell UC to drop the charges

    Students at UC Santa Cruz arrested during a two-day strike by graduate student workers are appealing for support. April 9, 2014

  • Report: Danny Katch

    The UPS empire strikes back

    UPS has sent a message that it intends to make an example out of New York City workers who walked off the job. April 8, 2014

  • Report: Thomas Grace

    Vermont drivers end their strike with a victory

    A new contract for bus drivers in Burlington, Vt., proves that strikes can win--when union members are united and the community supports them. April 7, 2014

  • Statement

    The faculty's fight is ours, too

    The Portland State University Student Union explains why it stands with the struggle of faculty for a fair union contract. April 7, 2014

  • Comment

    Running for respect in Seattle

    Candidates committed to education justice and rank-and-file power have launched their campaign to lead the Seattle Education Association. April 3, 2014

  • Analysis: Lee Sustar

    Organizing for a union comeback

    This year's Labor Notes conference will highlight the strategies of reformers for overcoming the crisis facing labor. April 3, 2014

  • Comment: David Wood

    This place was their life

    In North Adams, Mass., a hospital that has been open for well over a century was shut down on three days' notice. April 2, 2014

  • Report: Thomas Grace

    Vermont drivers stand strong

    Members of Teamsters Local 597 proved once again that they are unanimously committed to the fight for a fair contract. April 2, 2014

  • Comment: Danny Katch

    A walkout for respect at UPS

    UPS is trying to retaliate against Teamsters who walked off the job in solidarity with an unjustly fired coworker. March 27, 2014

  • Analysis: Peter Rachleff

    Reclaiming labor's lessons

    With their contract victory, St. Paul, Minn., teachers showed how union workers can reassert some control at the workplace. March 26, 2014

  • Report: Jamie Partridge

    A new postal unity

    Four unions representing a half-million postal workers have declared a joint national day of action against privatization. March 25, 2014

  • Interview: Jose Padin

    Solidarity to carry us forward

    A professor at Portland State University explains the issues pushing faculty toward a strike--and how they are preparing. March 24, 2014

  • Analysis

    What's at stake in Burlington?

    Bus drivers in Chittenden County have been on the picket line for a week, and so far, management hasn't budged. March 24, 2014

  • Analysis: Sara Swetzoff

    Ready for a strike at PSU

    Faculty and their supporters at Portland State University are preparing for a potential strike--and so is the other side. March 19, 2014

  • Report: Thomas Grace

    Vt. drivers hit the picket line

    Bus drivers who make the public transit system run in the most populated county of Vermont are out on strike. March 18, 2014

  • Report: Bob Simpson

    Fighting for 15 and dignity

    The Workers Organizing Committee of Chicago marked International Women's Day by standing for the rights of women workers. March 18, 2014

  • Comment: Don Lash

    Social workers win a victory

    After striking in December, social workers in the LA County child welfare system ratified a contact that met their key demands. March 17, 2014

  • Report

    Getting behind the drivers

    Public transit bus drivers in Vermont have sent a unanimous message that they're ready to strike to defend their union. March 13, 2014

  • Report: Joe Feeney

    Standing up to SEPTA

    As a contract deadline approaches, Philadelphia transit workers are beginning to prepare for a strike. March 13, 2014

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