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Joe Biden Thinks a Rail Strike has Been Averted. Do Rail Workers? »

September 16, 2022 | Jonah Furman

Just after 5 a.m. on Thursday, Marty Walsh tweeted that the railroad companies and the railroad unions had come to a tentative agreement, less than 19 hours from a potential shutdown:

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Seattle Teachers End Week-Long Strike »

September 14, 2022 | Barbara Madeloni

Six thousand Seattle educators walked out on strike September 7, which would have been the first day of school. The top issue was the district’s proposal—disguised in social justice language—to end student-teacher ratios for many categories of special education.

Workers at Big South Florida Hotel Boost Minimum Pay to $20, Retain Union Jobs »

September 14, 2022 | Luis Feliz Leon

Weeks after a big strike vote, 450 hotel workers at the Diplomat Beach Resort in Hollywood, Florida, have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract that boosts minimum hourly pay to $20, halts subcontracting, and restores daily housekeeping.

The Right to Strike Is at Stake on the Railroads »

September 14, 2022 | Joe Burns

Originally published at Jacobin.

After Strike Threat, Wisconsin Nurses Get a Possible Path to Union Recognition »

September 13, 2022 | Michael Childers and David Nack

A three-day strike by Wisconsin nurses is off this week, after SEIU Healthcare Wisconsin (part of the Service Employees union) and UW Health (the University of Wisconsin's medical system) reached an agreement on a path toward the potential recognition of the union.

Rest in Power, Tim Schermerhorn: Leader of New York Subway Union Reform Effort »

September 12, 2022 | Steve Downs

Tim Schermerhorn—subway train operator, rank-and-file activist, union militant and officer, socialist, troublemaker, Labor Notes board member, son, husband, father, grandfather, and my dear friend and comrade—died this week.

Workers Building New U.S. Embassy in Honduras Strike over Severed Fingers, Illegal Contracts »

September 12, 2022 | Judy Ancel

The Biden administration has pledged that “the United States will work with governments to strengthen ...

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Ten Years Ago, Chicago Teachers Gave Us All a Jolt of Hope »

September 10, 2022 | Alexandra Bradbury

On the tenth anniversary of the Chicago Teachers Union’s groundbreaking strike, we’re reissuing our award-winning book How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers. This is the new introduction.

Rank-and-File Power Is Essential to Rebuilding the Labor Movement »

September 7, 2022 | Mike Parker and Martha Gruelle

Union democracy—defined as rank-and-file power—is the essential ingredient for restoring the power of the labor movement.

Wisconsin Nurses Set to Strike, As Employer Claims It's Banned from Bargaining »

September 7, 2022 | David Nack and Michael Childers

Nurses at UW Health in Madison, Wisconsin, will strike for three days next week. The strike comes in response to the hospital administration's continuing refusal to recognize the nurses’ union and growing frustration over compensation issues and deteriorating working conditions.

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Viewpoint: Confronting the Nature of Work »

September 1, 2022 | Michael D. Yates

The word “work” has been associated historically with “compulsion, torment, affliction, and persecution.” Why is this? The answer lies in our economic system.

Rail Workers Reject Contract Recommendations, Say They're Ready to Strike »

September 1, 2022 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

Railroad unions continue their slow creep along the path to a settlement—or strike—in contract negotiations covering 115,000 workers. On August 16, the Presidential Emergency Board convened by President Biden issued its recommendations for a settlement.

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