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Climate Change Is Drowning Out ‘Jobs vs. Environment’ Debate »

February 14, 2013 | Jenny Brown

The old argument that unions must choose between jobs and the environment is losing its grip, as climate change becomes more evident and more urgent.

Aggressive Employers Challenge Longshore Workers on Both Coasts »

February 13, 2013 | Mark Brenner

Dockworkers, the standard-bearers of on-the-job power, are facing stepped-up employer pressure on both coasts.

Harvard Library Workers Resist Top-Down Restructuring and Austerity »

February 12, 2013 | James Cersonsky

At the world's wealthiest university, "modernization" and "shared services" are code for layoffs and speedup.

Working without a Contract: A Strategy Whose Time Has Come? »

February 11, 2013 | Robert M. Schwartz

Some unions have changed their policy from “no contract, no work” to “no contract, no peace,” and are using the advantages of working without a contract—to gain a contract.

Supersizing Pay in New Zealand »

February 8, 2013 | Erik Forman

A small, spunky union in New Zealand has become one of the most successful fast food organizing efforts in the world.

Students Call Adidas on the (Red) Carpet over Sweatshops »

February 7, 2013 | Andrew Elrod

At New York’s Fashion Week, United Students Against Sweatshops is launching a coordinated campaign targeting Adidas.

Postmaster General Tries to Kill Saturday Delivery »

February 6, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

The Postmaster General startled workers today by announcing that letter delivery will drop to five days a week in August. Packages, but not letters, will still be delivered Saturdays.

NLRB Gridlock: One Step Back, Two Steps Further Back »

February 5, 2013 | Michael J. Goldberg

Expect near-paralysis at the NLRB for the foreseeable future—at least on anything an employer objects to.

Philadelphia Teachers Take School Closings Fight Citywide »

February 4, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

When Philadelphia announced plans to shut one-sixth of its schools and uproot 17,000 students, teachers realized it would take a citywide fight to stop the 37 closures.

Scrutinizing the Scrutinizers: Airport Screeners Dislike Pass-Fail Tests »

February 1, 2013 | Lowell B. Denny

Shouldn’t TSA recruit skilled agents and pay them well—rather than hiring young high-school grads and submitting them to a battery of ambiguous tests?

A Novel Idea: Fiction for Labor Activists »

January 31, 2013 | Laura McClure

When we're not reading Labor Notes, many activists rely on fiction for inspiration, new perspectives, and, of course, entertainment. For some of us, novels even helped start us down our paths of activism.

Cablevision Workers, Mayoral Candidates, Clergy Protest Mass Firing »

January 30, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

Cablevision fired 23 workers in Brooklyn after they tried to use management’s “open door” policy to talk to a vice president about how the company is stonewalling their first-contract bargaining.

Campus Workers Win Training, Hours to Cook Better Food »

January 30, 2013 | Jenna Latour-Nichols

Food service workers at American University ratified a groundbreaking contract Monday, with “sustainability language”: training and more hours so they can cook from scratch with fresh, local ingredients.