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Workers Walk Out for $15 at Dozens of Quebec Nursing Homes »
June 22, 2016 | Sonia SinghThousands of Quebec nursing home workers have walked off the job in their first-ever series of coordinated strikes. They’re demanding that all workers get a starting hourly wage of $15.
Allina Nurses Go All In »
June 21, 2016 | Alexandra BradburyIn a weeklong strike, 5,000 Minnesota nurses are defending a health plan that's an oasis of decency—and battling the hospital chain's cost-cutting scheme to hand over staffing decisions to a robot.
So You Think Your Workplace is Disorganized? »
June 16, 2016 | Alexandra Bradbury | Mark Brenner | Jane SlaughterAn organizer has to learn to recognize the existing networks and natural leaders, who may be hidden in plain sight.
Teachers Take On Student Discipline »
June 14, 2016 | Samantha WinslowTeachers are drawing attention to racial disparities in suspensions and the "school-to-prison pipeline."
B&H Workers Train to Win »
June 8, 2016 | Sonia SinghHow did B&H workers hold so strong even when their boss threatened mass firings? They got the organizing skills they needed from in-depth leadership training with the Laundry Workers Center.
Verizon Strike Shows Corporate Giants Can Be Beat »
June 3, 2016 | Dan DiMaggioStrikers returned to work June 1 with their heads held high, after a victorious 45-day strike that beat back numerous management concessions.
Farmworkers March across New York State for the Right to Organize »
June 1, 2016 | Sonia SinghFarmworkers and allies are marching 200 miles from Long Island to Albany to demand equal rights for farmworkers. They are closer than they’ve ever been to getting a farmworkers’ bill of rights passed in New York state.
Retirees Win Round One »
May 31, 2016 | Alexandra Bradbury“We’ve taken just normal, everyday grandmothers and grandfathers, and we’ve made citizen lobbyists out of them.” Thousands of retired truckers have managed to apply the brakes to massive pension cuts—for now.
