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by Mischa Gaus | Thu, 12/08/2011 - 12:45pm

Verizon fired 40 East Coast workers over the weekend for picket-line activity during August’s two-week strike, including John Colleran (left). He said the firings are an attempt to decapitate union leadership and lure members into accepting major concessions.

Verizon Targets Union Leaders in Retaliatory Firings

by Mischa Gaus | Tue, 11/22/2011 - 5:30pm

Reformers Sweep Vote in Verizon Union

by Mischa Gaus | Wed, 10/26/2011 - 5:39pm

Blowing Holes in the Low-Road Approach

by Mischa Gaus | Thu, 10/20/2011 - 5:55pm

Taxi Workers Become a Union—Officially

by Mischa Gaus | Thu, 09/08/2011 - 5:27pm
Nursing home workers say their boss cheated them and used the proceeds for an "Institute for Justice" at New York University. Street theater brought the boss's "best practices" to life at Thursday's protest. How to fire workers without getting in trouble? “Hire them back at lower wages!” Photo: Dave Sanders.

SEIU: Nursing Home Boss Cheats Workers, Founds 'Institute for Justice'