Labor

  • The streets of Philadelphia have been overrun by cars, bikers and pedestrians after SEPTA workers struck for a fair contract. November 6, 2009

  • Workers at SK Hand Tools in Chicago prevailed in a strike that forced the company to restore health care and pensions. November 6, 2009

  • Candidates of a rank-and-file reform group in the Chicago Teachers Union won a vote for trustees of the teachers' pension fund. November 2, 2009

  • About 150 workers and activists rallied October 28 in solidarity with workers in several Indianapolis hotels fighting for union recognition. November 2, 2009

  • New owners have shut down the Stella D'oro cookie factory in the Bronx where workers won an 11-month strike, but efforts to get full severance continue. October 30, 2009

  • Despite the loss of thousands of teachers' jobs, the California Teachers Association has failed to put resources into organizing for action. October 30, 2009

  • Over 300 teachers, who have been working without a contract for 15 months, turned out to the Portland Public School Board meeting October 12. October 19, 2009

  • Activists are rallying support for the Hyatt 100, Boston workers who are fighting to win their jobs back after being summarily fired from the hotel chain. October 13, 2009

  • A tentative agreement was reached one day after an estimated 1,000 teachers, parents and students rallied for a fair contract for the Sweetwater Education Association. October 13, 2009

  • Machinists at a Boeing plant in Charleston, S.C., voted on September 10 to decertify the IAM as their bargaining representative. October 6, 2009

  • More than 50 workers and their supporters rallied at the Pratt Institute on September 26 as part of a fight for a fair contract. October 1, 2009

  • A faculty member at City College of San Francisco makes the case for voting "no" on a contract proposed by union leaders. September 29, 2009

  • More than 1,000 hotel workers and supporters rallied in San Francisco, and over 100 were arrested while participating in a nonviolent sit-in. September 28, 2009

  • Thousands of workers, faculty and students will walk out across the University of California system September 24 to protest devastating cuts. September 24, 2009

  • The new president of the AFL-CIO is promising a tougher, fighting labor movement as he takes over the top spot of the labor federation. September 22, 2009

  • A 17-day teacher strike in Kent, Wash., ended with a contract agreement that made some gains on the key issue of class size. September 17, 2009

  • Fifty custodians and supporters rallied today to protest the slow pace of negotiations with University of Washington management. September 15, 2009

  • Workers at SK Hand Tools are taking a stand on the picket line against a company that unilaterally cut off their health insurance. September 10, 2009

  • Some 1,200 members of UNITE HERE Local 2 and their supporters convened in the heart of San Francisco as the workers' contracts expired. September 8, 2009

  • A strike to protest a cut-off of health benefits is gaining increasing solidarity--and even Labor Secretary Hilda Solis is taking note. September 4, 2009

  • It's the start of another school year in San Francisco, and teachers are having to deal with the consequences of filling a $60 million budget gap. September 2, 2009

  • Workers at Chicago-based SK Hand Tools are walking the picket line to force management to reinstate health insurance that was canceled in May. August 28, 2009

  • Workers at the Ruby Ridge Dairy are facing firings and threats of violence from management because of their fight to form a union. August 26, 2009

  • Some 150 recently unionized teachers face a fight for decent wages and health care at the Manhattan School of Music's Pre-college Division. August 24, 2009

  • A strike was called off after extended negotiations between the ATU and BART officials--but workers will likely pay the price. August 19, 2009