Labor

  • Fighting for justice at Giant

    Workers representing several unions came together March 30 to tell Giant Food bosses that they won't get by with union busting.

  • The battle at Chicago charters

    The latest front in the battle to unionize charter schools is taking place at the Chicago Math and Science Academy.

  • Stakes are high in Michigan

    Michigan's new Gov. Rick Snyder wants the state's students, poor and elderly to do with less so business can do with more.

  • Chasing Wisconsin Republicans to D.C.

    More than 1,000 labor activists, union organizers and students protested a Washington, D.C., fundraiser organized by Wisconsin Republicans.

  • High stakes in UTLA election

    Members of United Teachers Los Angeles face a choice between incumbent reformers trying to take the union forward and more conservative challengers.

  • Castlewood lockout turns one

    Workers at Castlewood Country Club are continuing their fight for justice as a lockout by management enters a second year.

  • Hilton settles with hotel workers union in S.F.

    UNITE HERE Local 2 won a contract with the San Francisco Hilton after weeks of actions by members and supporters.

  • One-day nurses' strike at Washington Hospital

    Nurses walked out over staffing at Washington D.C.'s largest medical facility, but management responded with a lockout.

  • Kaiser nurses in LA walk out

    Staffing ratios are a major concern for nurses who organized a 24-hour strike at Kaiser-Permanente's Los Angeles Medical Center.

  • Why did they fire the Providence teachers?

    Officials in Providence, R.I., have announced the mass firing of all 1,926 teachers in Providence schools, effective at the end of the school year.

  • Solidarity City

    Madison was the site of a massive mobilization to defend union rights, as the movement debated whether to maintain its occupation of the state Capitol.

  • Solidarity from coast to coast

    In more than 65 cities across the U.S., people took to the streets to support the workers' uprising in Wisconsin.

  • Austerity state of mind

    Politicians in New York are calling for an assault on public-sector unions and a new round of school closures. We can't let them go unopposed.

  • Lessons from a strike in Alsip

    Workers at small businesses all too often accept mistreatment from employers. I was one--until I heard about this strike.

  • No justice, no pasta!

    Seattle activists are coming together to tell employers like Bella Napoli owner Ciro D'onofrio that they can't get away with wage theft.

  • Union members picket United

    United Airlines employees took part in a coordinated pickets on January 7 to protest stagnant wage levels and staff reductions.

  • A battle out of the movies

    Supporters of San Francisco hotel workers gathered outside the Hilton to show that they support the good guys in this struggle.

  • A Bizarro World where teachers are to blame

    Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is blasting United Teachers Los Angeles as an obstacle to the corporate-driven "reform" of public schools.

  • Hotel workers’ fight escalates

    Coordinated actions by hotel workers in San Francisco, Honolulu and Chicago were part of a UNITE HERE push for fair contracts.

  • Will NYC teachers fight?

    Bargaining for a contract is deadlocked over demands for concessions, while new anti-union laws and policies are already taking effect.

  • Pay cut sparks teachers strike

    Members of the La Habra Education Association in Southern California are back on the job, but still fighting over a cut in pay.

  • Reformer takes on the Teamsters’ old guard

    As Teamsters President James Hoffa faces splits among his supporters, reformer Sandy Pope is running against him.

  • Pilots protest dangerous industry trend

    Hundreds of Air Line Pilots Association members picketed several airports with signs reading "Who's Flying Your Plane?"

  • Vt. bus drivers focus on safety

    Unionized drivers and mechanics for the public transit system in Burlington, Vt., and the surrounding area scored a double victory.

  • Chicago charter school takes aim at the union

    Administrators at a Chicago school named after a Latino labor organizer are out to crush a union organizing drive.