Labor 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 : Darrin Hoop The world’s largest aircraft manufacturer is out to decertify the union at an important plant in South Carolina.
August 13, 2009 : Greg Love and Ken Love Sanitation workers in Charleston, S.C., are demanding the right to organize--and despite opposition from the mayor and other forces, they won't take "no" for an answer.
August 12, 2009 Activists gave the Holiday Inn a black eye on July 31 as 150 people gathered for a solidarity rally organized by UNITE HERE Local 2850.
August 10, 2009 Nearly 100 people gathered to hear representatives of a new health care union explain their fight for union democracy.
August 6, 2009 Workers at the Holiday Inn in Concord, Calif., are fighting to preserve affordable health care for their families.
August 3, 2009 A worker fired for his solidarity explains what's at stake in the struggle at California's largest food processing company.
July 27, 2009 : Adam Turl Proposed legislation that would make it easier to join unions is dead--killed off by Corporate America while organized labor was paralyzed by inaction.
July 23, 2009 : Hadas Thier Workers at a Bronx cookie factory won their jobs back after nearly a year on strike--but they face a new struggle to keep their plant from closing.
July 20, 2009 : Lee Sustar Delegates at the UNITE HERE convention in Chicago plan to counter SEIU raids with greater union democracy and membership involvement.
July 2, 2009 A lively picket in Chicago June 27 marked the expiration of another union agreement at AT&T, with 130,000 union members now working without a contract.
July 2, 2009 Striking union workers at Bell Helicopter and their supporters are walking the picket line in Fort Worth.
July 2, 2009 The entire labor movement is suffering collateral damage as the breakup of an important union plays out.
June 22, 2009 Some 2,500 union members and community activists marched in Portland, Ore., on June 7 to protest cuts in public services.
June 16, 2009 Some 300 demonstrating teachers, parents and students gave Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson an "F" at a June 3 protest.
June 16, 2009 Some 200 custodians and supporters protested the University of Washington Board of Regents June 11.
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