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Volunteers needed to help Rebuild Labor's Power »

January 21, 2008

Want to be part of making the 2008 Labor Notes conference the best organized ever and get a discount on registration at the same time?


Sign up now to become a conference volunteer and Labor Notes will consider a reduction in your registration fee on request. We will also match you with...

The program at Rebuilding Labor's Power »

January 17, 2008

Here at Labor Notes, we are starting to put together the program for Rebuilding Labor's Power and thought you might want a sneak peak:

Special pre-conference event »

January 11, 2008

For the first time ever the Detroit/Michigan National Lawyer's Guild Chapter & Sugar Law Center invite conference participants to arrive early and attend a reception they are hosting for the Authentic Workers' Front (Frente Auténtico del Trabajo) delegation on Thursday, April 10 at 6 p.m....

Conference Scholarships »

January 8, 2008

Labor Notes is committed to ensuring that, as far as is possible, potential delegates are empowered to attend the conference regardless of financial constraints.


If you would like to attend the conference but require financial assistance apply for a conference scholarship today. Our...

Rideshare to Rebuilding Labor's Power »

January 3, 2008

Call a regional contact near you to set up a ride-share to the conference so that you can save costs, have fun and arrive safely!



Ohio: Dan La Botz, 513-861-8722
New York: Steve Kindred, 917-679-0275
Pittsburgh: Patrick Young, 412-298-6361
Chicago: Jose Oliva, 773-612-2559
Toronto: Sarah...

Minus Members’ Power, Unions Face Mounting Bargaining Woes »

December 27, 2007 | Mark Brenner, Mischa Gaus, Chris Kutalik

William Ehman got acquainted with the current direction of collective bargaining in his industry from the back of a squad car. . . .

Immigration Targets Warehouse Workers Just Before Union Election »

December 27, 2007 | Mark Brenner

In New York City: Carpenters Embrace Immigrant Organizing »

December 26, 2007 | Tiffany Ten Eyck

It wasn’t long ago that unionized carpenters were more likely to attack immigrant workers as they worked on construction sites than welcome them into a union hall. . . .

Book review: Tony Mazzocchi: The Man Who Never Sold Out »

December 26, 2007 | Mark Dudzic

Tony Mazzocchi hated work. Don’t get me wrong. He was the hardest working labor leader I’ve ever met. The work he hated was the coerced, soul-numbing labor performed by untold millions in factories, offices and other hierarchical workplaces. . . .

‘Card Check’ Takes a Hit »

December 26, 2007 | Kim Moody

The National Labor Relations Board rewrote in September a 40-year-old doctrine that will undermine one of labor’s more successful organizing tactics—card-check recognition. . . .

Chinese Labor Movement Track »

December 26, 2007

For the first time ever Labor Notes is offering a special Chinese Labor Movement track. Attend if you want to learn more about the Chinese labor movement or if you are a labor activist who is already doing work in this area. The track will include:

Rebuilding Labor's Power locally »

December 12, 2007

Help us build the conference by contacting a local organizing committee member in your area:



Albany, NY: Jon Flanders, 518-272-1318
Boston, MA: Steve Early, 617-930-7327
Chicago, IL: Jose Oliva, 773-612-2559
Cincinnati, OH: Dan La Botz, 513-861-8722
New York, NY: Steve Kindred, 917-679-...

Register Now for the Labor Notes April 2008 Conference and Get $35 Off! »

December 5, 2007

“I’ll be there!” says Rose Ann DeMoro, Executive Director of the California Nurses Association, who will be a main session speaker. "Labor must be in the forefront of the broad social movement we need to win single-payer health care reform. For unions, it is the only solution to the escalating...

After Wildcat Strike Against Concessions, Freightliner Workers Fight for Their Jobs »

November 26, 2007 | Tiffany Ten Eyck

Cleveland, a small town with less than 1,000 residents in western North Carolina, is an unlikely home for an active autoworkers’ union. . . .

Writers Walk Pickets For Share of New Media »

November 26, 2007 | Mark Brenner

TV lovers get ready for more re-runs ahead. On November 5 more than 12,000 television and screenwriters, members of the Writers Guild of America, traded in their pens for picket signs. Industry insiders predict the strike could last well into 2008, and writers are preparing for a long battle...

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