Labor

A strike by 300 fire sprinkler installers has shut down construction at most large construction sites in Seattle and western Washington. July 4, 2008

Rank-and-filers in the Teachers Association of Long Beach scored a victory--only to have it taken away by the state union. July 2, 2008

On the heels of a successful one-hour job action, union teachers in Los Angeles nevertheless voted down a proposal to increase dues. June 27, 2008

SEIU President Andy Stern and his staff prevailed at the convention, but pro-reform members succeeded in advancing a debate inside the country's largest union. June 17, 2008

The Chicago Teachers Union finds itself in crisis because of a nasty fight between top officials--at a time when administrators are pressing their attack. June 17, 2008

Over 200 people gathered in Seattle to demand a decent contract for area janitors as part of a national Justice for Janitors day of action June 13. June 17, 2008

Some 80 percent of Los Angeles teachers participated in a one-hour strike at the start of the school day June 6 to protest billions in budget cuts. June 9, 2008

The union for 20,000 UC service and technical workers rescinded its strike notice after a state board ordered new talks. June 5, 2008

The security clampdown at the SEIU convention in Puerto Rico is directed at internal and external dissent against the program of union leaders. June 4, 2008

United Teachers Los Angeles has called a one-hour strike for the morning of June 6 despite the school district's attempts to stop them. June 3, 2008

Turns out that the man hailed by some as the savior of the labor movement in the 21st century is proving himself an old-school labor bureaucrat after all. June 2, 2008

Bosses at the Woodman's grocery chain in Wisconsin are threatening workers with a campaign to decertify their union. May 23, 2008

With Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger threatening to cut billions from education funding, teachers across California took part in local protests May 14. May 22, 2008

Indian guest workers have begun a hunger strike outside the White House to protest the slave-like conditions they endured. May 20, 2008

In a bid to settle a three-month strike at American Axle, UAW officials have agreed to a familiar litany of concessions. May 20, 2008

Chicago Teachers Union leaders announced to a packed House of Delegates meeting that the union is $2 million in debt. May 19, 2008

Around 100 people turned out to support the Farm Labor Organizing Committee during a shareholders’ meeting of the Reynolds tobacco company. May 19, 2008

Supporters of the Freightliner Five turned out in Cleveland, N.C. and other cities for actions to protest their illegal termination. May 14, 2008

Hundreds of labor activists and organizers met in Providence, R.I., to discuss strategies for the movement. May 14, 2008

Immigrant restaurant workers win their four-month fight against a manager's sexual harassment. May 12, 2008

UNITE HERE is organizing a boycott of Baltimore's Sheraton City Center Hotel in a fight for union rights. May 9, 2008

Thousands of 1199SEIU members rallied in New York City in support of strikers at the Kingsbridge Heights Nursing Home, whose owner refuses to sign a union contract. May 7, 2008

Dockworkers up and down the West Coast stopped work on May Day in a protest against the war. May 2, 2008

On the surface, the SEIU's conflict with the California Nurses Association is about an Ohio union drive, but the issues involved run deeper. April 25, 2008

Dockworkers voted to shut down West Coast ports on May 1 to protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. April 25, 2008

Labor activist Jerry Tucker talks to Socialist Worker about the state of organized labor three years after the split in the AFL-CIO. April 11, 2008

The coming contract fight at Verizon embodies many of the key issues facing a struggling labor movement. April 11, 2008

Public education activists from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. will gather in Los Angeles at the Trinational Conference in Defense of Public Education. April 11, 2008

April 4, 2008

Members of the CNA marked the end of a 10-day strike against the Sutter Health network with a San Francisco rally. April 4, 2008

The Service Employees International Union and California Nurses Association are locked in a dispute over a nurses' organizing drive in Ohio. April 4, 2008

April 4, 2008

April 4, 2008

March 28, 2008

Long Beach school officials are trying to capitalize on Arnold Schwarzenegger's manufactured budget crisis by declaring a fiscal freeze. March 28, 2008

Some 4,000 members of the California Nurses Association began a 10-day strike against the Sutter Health network at eight Bay Area facilities. March 28, 2008

New York children are among the latest victims of the nation's economic crisis as the budget ax has come down on public schools. March 21, 2008

March 21, 2008

A strike by workers at five American Axle plants has forced the partial or complete shutdown of 20 General Motors factories. March 14, 2008

March 14, 2008

The Teachers Federation of Puerto Rico went on strike after the government of Gov. Aníbal Acevedo Vilá cancelled their previous contract. March 7, 2008

The re-election of the UTLA's reform leadership sends a clear message that members don't want a return of the old guard. March 7, 2008

Support the Freightliner Five | Saigon Grill | Portland, Ore., public schools March 7, 2008

Five defiant United Auto Workers members are fighting to win back their jobs after being unjustly terminated by Freightliner nearly a year ago. February 22, 2008

The labor movement in Los Angeles, in cooperation with immigrant advocacy groups, has stepped up the effort to defend the undocumented. February 22, 2008

An ongoing battle within the Service Employees International Union reached a new pitch when a top official resigned from the executive committee. February 22, 2008

The labor movement in Los Angeles, in cooperation with immigrant advocacy groups, has stepped up the effort to defend the undocumented. February 22, 2008

Chicago Public Schools | Solidarity with the Freightliner Five February 15, 2008

Hollywood writers won important gains after standing strong in a 14-week strike against TV and film producers. February 15, 2008

Press reports suggest a deal is near between the Writers Guild of America and major Hollywood studios. February 8, 2008

February 8, 2008

A fight for five workers terminated for union activity at a North Carolina truck plant has high stakes for labor's long effort to organize the South. February 1, 2008

Twelve weeks into the Writers Guild strike, indications are that negotiations between the union and the Hollywood producers may resume. January 25, 2008

The Writers Guild walkout has shown the importance of picket lines and union solidarity--important lessons for labor as a whole. January 18, 2008

January 18, 2008

The new year on television began with Writers Guild picket lines outside TV studios as late night talk shows went back on the air. January 11, 2008

January 11, 2008