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  • Three Kaiser Unions Walk Out Again in California, while SEIU Stays Put
    Steve Early
    Feb 1 2012 - 1:29pm

    As three unions at the Kaiser health care chain in California pulled a one-day statewide walkout yesterday, their solidarity went unmatched by the company’s largest union, the Service Employees.

  • SEIU 1199 Protests Connecticut Nursing Home Lockout
    Mischa Gaus
    Jan 31 2012 - 11:57am

    Connecticut nursing home workers are making it personal for a scofflaw employer who’s locked them out of their jobs, seeking big takeaways. Members of Service Employees 1199 protested at the "institute for justice" their boss founded.

  • Ontario Caterpillar Workers Locked Out for Refusing Half Pay
    Jane Slaughter
    Jan 30 2012 - 1:00pm

    “They issued an ultimatum, I wouldn’t call it bargaining,” said union negotiator Bob Orr. Caterpillar, despite $4.9 billion in profits, is trying to force 50 percent wage cuts by locking out 465 skilled locomotive builders.

  • Longshore Union Settles Grain Dispute as Confrontation Loomed
    Jane Slaughter
    Jan 26 2012 - 6:11pm

    The Longshore Workers released Friday some facets of its settlement with grain exporter EGT in Longview, Washington. After a card check, the union expects to negotiate a contract.

  • State of the Apple (Rotten)
    Jeff Ballinger
    Jan 25 2012 - 3:36pm

    President Obama blew a kiss to Apple in his State of the Union speech. The timing couldn’t be weirder: Reports on its abysmal factory conditions in China are rampant, causing Apple to partner with Nike's favorite monitoring group. Is that a step forward?

  • Toronto Mayor Set to Lock Out City Workers
    Jane Slaughter
    Jan 24 2012 - 12:30pm

    Toronto’s mayor wants to privatize a raft of city services and to clear the way, he's taking on the largest public sector locals in Canada. Counting down to what looks like a lockout February 5, unions are scrambling to make their case to city residents.

  • Longshore Union, Occupy Poised to Greet Grain Ship
    Eduardo Soriano-Castillo
    Jan 23 2012 - 10:03am

    Conflict is looming over a grain exporter's attempt to use scab labor to load a freighter in Longview, Washington. Occupiers and Longshore unionists vow to protest and expect a heavily armed police presence. Their own friction is adding difficulties, however.

  • Thousands Rallying to Stop Indiana's 'Right to Work' Steamroll
    Theresa Moran
    Jan 19 2012 - 11:12am

    As they fought to put a “right-to-work” bill to a voter referendum, Indiana Democratic legislators boycotted House sessions this week—while unions mustered thousands to protest at the statehouse. Could they "Occupy the Superbowl"?

  • Cablevision Workers Lead MLK Day March as Disparities Fuel Union Drive
    Mischa Gaus
    Jan 16 2012 - 10:05am

    Cablevision's Brooklyn technicians will lead a Martin Luther King Day march with the Reverend Al Sharpton to protest the company's racial disparities and prepare for a January 26 union election vote.

  • Striking Back against Picket Line Retaliation
    David Cohen
    Jan 13 2011 - 9:50am

    Verizon fired 40 union members in December for picket-line activity. Aren’t members protected in legally sanctioned strikes? Not always. But unions can prevent firings for strike conduct by mounting massive and disciplined activity that doesn’t allow the boss to target a few troublemakers.