Samantha Winslow

Safety Is Life-or-Death, Say Refinery Strikers

Thousands of oil refinery workers are on strike over health and safety. They cite outsourcing, short staffing, and forced overtime that produces dangerous fatigue—in a job where mistakes can be fatal.

Steward's Corner: Use Recertification to Build Your Union

Many thought Governor Scott Walker’s anti-union Act 10 would be a death sentence for Wisconsin’s public sector unions. But teacher unions around the state have taken the law’s obstacles and turned them into organizing opportunities.

Chicago Teachers Take On Rahm Democrats

The teacher union and its allies are making a bid to channel the spirit and unity of the 2012 strike into unseating “Mayor 1%” and his city council cronies.

Virtual Teaching, Real Organizing

Turning the usual rivalries upside down, “virtual teachers” in an online charter school system in California are pushing to unionize.

Free-Speech Crackdowns Show Transit Workers Are on the Right Track

Even basic rights like free speech can’t be taken for granted, transit workers are finding out, when your speech makes the boss look bad.

Union Fights 'Teacher Jail'

Imagine being removed from your workplace for misconduct—without being told what you did wrong. Imagine waiting years to find out whether you can return.

Voters Favor Higher Wages, Sick Pay

Midterm elections were mostly bad news for workers and unions. But when voters saw working-class issues directly on the ballot, like raising the minimum wage or guaranteeing sick leave, they voted for them.

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