Labor

Comment: Lee Sustar

When the teachers turned Chicago union red

Five years ago, the Chicago Teachers Union won a major strike victory against Rahm Emanuel--but today, teachers face battles on multiple fronts. September 14, 2017
Report: Nolan Rampy

High stakes in Burlington's schools showdown

Teachers in Vermont's largest city are set to strike this week unless the school board comes up with a fair contract. September 11, 2017
Report: Avery Wear

Squeezing San Diego county workers

After months of working without a contract, members of SEIU Local 221 in San Diego County have authorized a strike. August 28, 2017
Report: Kevin Moore and Mike Shea

Chicago auto mechanics reject a bad deal

Striking mechanics at car dealerships around Chicago rejected the dealers' most recent offer and are standing firm on the picket line. August 22, 2017
Analysis

Dayton teachers are ready for a showdown

This Ohio city could see its first teachers' strike in 24 years as a battle over the conditions in public schools comes to a head. August 10, 2017
Analysis: Joe Richard

Causes of the union defeat at Nissan

The bitter defeat for the UAW at Nissan's giant Mississippi plant adds urgency to the question of how to organize the South. August 8, 2017
Roundtable

Spectrum strikers send a defiant message

Workers and family members talk about the strike at Spectrum/Time Warner in New York and New Jersey, now in its fifth month. August 7, 2017
Report: Dennis Kosuth

These mechanics want to fix past concessions

Some 1,700 auto mechanics in Chicago put down their tools and picked up picket signs, shutting down service at 130 dealerships. August 7, 2017
Comment: Michael Mochaidean

What can turn the teachers' union around?

West Virginia's history shows the potential for teachers to take action to better their conditions, rather than waiting on elections. July 3, 2017
Comment: Tim Goulet

We are a sanctuary union

A member of Teamsters Local 810 in New York explains how they passed a resolution declaring their local a "sanctuary union." June 28, 2017
Report: Rojas Oliva

What will it take to get Baystate to say "uncle"?

Nurses at Baystate Franklin Medical Center are tired of "working while exhausted," but the hospital is punishing them for striking. June 26, 2017
Report

Immigration police grab two more activists

The federal government is continuing its war on immigrant workers fighting for their rights in Vermont with two more detentions. June 23, 2017
Comment: Pranav Jani

Face to face with the Wendy's bosses

Farmworkers and their supporters took on Wendy's executives on their own home turf: inside the company's shareholders meeting. June 2, 2017
Report: Joe Richard

AT&T workers prepare for a three-day strike

Some 40,000 CWA members in 36 states could hit the picket lines Friday in a battle over wages, incentive pay and outsourcing. May 19, 2017
Report: Mike Shea

Let Sarah teach

A Chicago special education teacher and determined activist has been plucked out of the classroom over a bogus accusation. May 3, 2017
Obituary: Jerry Zero

A fighter against the Teamsters old guard

The Teamsters Local 705 leader came from a generation that took on the mob in the union--but he ended up on Hoffa's side. May 3, 2017
Analysis: Elizabeth Schulte

Disrupting the low-wage status quo

Low-wage workers in some 340 cities plan to take part in protests and strikes to call for a $15 an hour minimum wage and a union. November 29, 2016
Report: Joe Cleffie

SEPTA workers strike back

Philadelphia transit workers are walking the picket line despite political pressure after facing months of stonewalling in bargaining. November 7, 2016
Report: Keith Rosenthal

Harvard dining workers claim a victory

A 22-day strike forced the world's richest university to retreat from its demands for concessions from dining services workers. November 1, 2016
Report: Alan Maass and Lee Sustar

Chicago teachers get a tentative agreement

Following months of mobilizations and a strike threat that won key demands, Chicago teachers will vote on a proposed contract. October 11, 2016
Report: Keith Rosenthal

Dining workers draw the line at Harvard

Hundreds of dining service workers are on strike at Harvard to win a living wage and health insurance that guarantees access. October 10, 2016
Analysis: Lee Sustar

Ready to strike for Chicago's schools

Chicago teachers have authorized a walkout and set a mid-October strike date in a show of determination to defend their jobs and public education. September 29, 2016
Comment: Mike Shea

The Tribune of the oppressors

The Chicago Tribune says that the Chicago Teachers Union strike authorization vote was undemocratic, but consider the source. September 27, 2016
Analysis: Lee Sustar

Are Chicago teachers headed toward a strike?

A battle between Chicago's budget-slashing mayor, a union-busting governor and determined teachers could lead to a second strike in four years. September 6, 2016
Analysis: Joe Allen

A battle for the Teamsters union

The upcoming Teamsters election is a chance to unseat James P. Hoffa from the presidency and reverse the union's decline. August 31, 2016

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