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 : Mariano Silva 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 : John Green 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 : Deborah Goldsmith 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 : Nick Kardahji Thousands of workers, faculty and students will walk out across the University of California system September 24 to protest devastating cuts.
September 24, 2009 : Lee Sustar 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 : Lee Sustar 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 : Lee Sustar 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 : David Russitano 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 : Lee Sustar 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
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