Labor

Some 500 Washington state workers facing a contract fight rallied and marched on August 12. August 21, 2008

Why is SEIU trying to recruit nurses at Chicago's main public hospital when they already belong to another union? August 20, 2008

Strikers at the Kingsbridge Heights Rehabilitation and Care Center are enjoying two well-earned victories in their fight for health care and justice on the job. August 20, 2008

After working eight days without a contract, and hours before a strike deadline was to expire, the CWA and IBEW announced a tentative agreement with Verizon. August 12, 2008

Rather than expel the Freightliner Five, the UAW should be putting them on tour to raise funds for the campaign to get their jobs back and build support for organizing the South. August 8, 2008

The elementary vice president of the UTLA discusses the union's one-hour strike on June 6 to protest budget cuts and the challenge of charter schools. August 6, 2008

While management cashes in on Medicare funds, workers at a Bronx rehabilitation facility have spent five months on strike. August 5, 2008

An 11-day strike ended in a victory for 300 fire sprinkler installers in western Washington, thanks to support from union workers and the community. July 31, 2008

Teamsters at Local 705 in Chicago turned out in large numbers July 20 to vote to authorize a strike at the shipping giant UPS. July 30, 2008

The telecommunications giant is pressing hard for concessions, but the unions have faltered in fighting for a better contract. July 25, 2008

Truck drivers and community groups united for a rally in Oakland, Calif., to demand better working conditions and environmental protection. July 24, 2008

After five days on strike against the University of California, an AFSCME member looks at what the walkout taught about defiance and unity. July 23, 2008

Like the 100-day writers' strike this past winter, the main sticking point in the Screen Actors Guild contract battle revolves around digital media. July 22, 2008

Spirits were high among workers at the midpoint of a five-day strike at 10 University of California campuses and five hospitals. July 17, 2008

University of California service workers at 10 campuses and five UC hospitals walked off the job, beginning a five-day strike in defiance of a judge’s restraining order. July 15, 2008

Some 500 people marched in Oakland, Calif., on June 30 as contracts covering 50,000 East Bay workers were about to expire. July 9, 2008

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