Labor Notes Archive

September, 2021

Viewpoint: The Battle Continues to Save the Puerto Rican Teachers' Pension
'If Your House Is On Fire You Run': Workers Strike for Safety At Understaffed Mental Health Center
Viewpoint: The AFT Shouldn't Be Negotiating Away Puerto Rican Teachers' Pensions
Viewpoint: Climate Justice Must Be a Top Priority for Labor
Washington Carpenter Revolt Swells Picket Lines
After Voting Down Four Tentative Agreements, Washington Carpenters Strike
New York City Municipal Employees Protest Abrupt Return to Offices
Steward's Corner: Recruiting and Keeping Volunteers
Review: How Workers Can Safeguard Pensions
Ten Thousand UAW Members Gear Up for a Strike Vote at John Deere
President of South Korea's Militant Union Federation Arrested for Organizing a Rally
While Many in New York Stayed Dry and Safe, Immigrant Gig Workers Braved a Deluge

August, 2021

Mexico’s Only Independent Farmworker Union Struggles On Despite Obstacles
Steward's Corner: Helping New Stewards
Bottom-Up Labor Solidarity for Palestine Is Growing
Hotels Don't Waste a Crisis
Letter Carrier: Air Quality Is a Union Issue
Massachusetts Nurse Strikers Aren’t Blinking
Make Workplace Mental Health a Priority, Says Union President Who Survived San Jose Shooting
Striking Window Cleaners Want Their Dangerous Job Recognized as a Skilled Trade
Richard Trumka, 1949-2021
Chicago Passes Union-Backed Bill for Civilian Oversight of Violent Cops
Striking Alabama Coal Miners Want Their $1.1 Billion Back
Open Bargaining Brings the Power of Members to the Table in Berkeley
NLRB Hearing Officer Recommends Rerun of Amazon Bessemer Election
Viewpoint: We Must Prepare to Strike UPS in 2023

July, 2021

Who Holds the Power in Joe Biden’s White House?
Union Hopes High as Chileans Rewrite Anti-Labor Constitution
How Oakland Teachers Took Control of Our Return to School
At World’s Largest Hilton, Workers Fight for Jobs, Daily Cleaning

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