Labor

  • Workers take on D'Ambra

    Workers at several different D'Ambra Steel construction projects in Texas are involved in a heated battle to win basic rights.

  • How can the Chicago Teachers Union win?

    Chicago teachers have authorized a strike by an overwhelming margin--and they will need solidarity to win their battle with the city.

  • A Chicago teacher's message

    I voted yes for strike authorization because I was taught that when you stand up against bullies, others will stand with you.

  • CNA takes on Sutter's greed

    Nurses at Summit Medical Center in Oakland walked the picket lines in the fourth in a series of one-day strikes.

  • SF workers stop concessions

    After months of organizing, thousands of San Francisco city and county workers won big gains in their contract battle.

  • No justice, no pizza

    About 80 striking workers and supporters came to a picket and press conference at the Palermo's Pizza plant in Milwaukee.

  • Vote no on the UTLA deal

    A caucus of United Teachers Los Angeles is calling for a "no" vote on a tentative agreement with the school district.

  • A contract that could divide

    The ratification of a new contract by SEIU Local 73 could weaken solidarity between Chicago teachers and support staff.

  • CTU members vote on strike

    UPDATED: The Chicago Teachers Union announced that nearly 90 percent of its members voted to authorize a strike.

  • Locked out at a nuclear plant

    The support of environmental activists could be crucial for locked-out union members at a Massachusetts nuclear plant.

  • SEIU's Chicago school deal

    A tentative deal for Chicago school aides and other workers sells workers short and undermines teachers' fight for a contract.

  • Chicago charter goes union

    Pressure from teachers and allies prevented the closure of a school where teachers voted unanimously to unionize.

  • Will janitors strike in S.D.?

    The contract for 1,800 janitors in San Diego County expired May 31, but workers remain on the job--at least for now.

  • Meet the Hungerford family

    Three teachers' strikes in Oregon share a common feature: each district received legal advice from the Hungerford Law Firm.

  • We were fighting for everyone's rights

    The leader of the longshore workers in Longview, Wash., talks about how his union held the line against the multinational grain giant EGT.

  • The CTU sends a message

    Thousands of Chicago teachers held a spirited rally and march as they prepare for a contract showdown with Rahm Emanuel.

  • Oregon's anti-teacher assault

    Educators in Oregon are resisting an unprecedented attack on their schools and unions as another district begins a strike.

  • The fight goes on at Sea-Tac

    Workers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport kept up their struggle with a protest at the Alaska Airlines shareholders' meeting.

  • Hilton workers rally for union

    Some 100 hotel workers and their supporters picketed in front of a San Diego Hilton Hotel to kick off a fight for union recognition.

  • Brevard rallies for teachers

    Dozens of union members and Occupy activists came together in Brevard, Fla., to rally for a pay raise for all teachers.

  • Why I'm voting to strike

    San Francisco teachers are holding a strike vote May 10 that could put teachers on the picket line in September.

  • Union victory for port drivers

    Underpaid and overworked, truck drivers at the Toll Group operation in the Port of Los Angeles have voted overwhelmingly for union representation.

  • Workers draw a line at Cat

    Nearly 800 members of the International Association of Machinists are on strike at a Caterpillar plant in Joliet, Ill.

  • Protesting a toxic corporation

    Student, community and labor activists are supporting a union drive at the Flex-N-Gate factory in Urbana, Ill.

  • Right-to-work won't work

    Thousands of Illinois union members mobilized to tell Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels that his anti-worker laws aren't welcome.