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Twin Cities Unions Respond to Police Violence »
July 21, 2016 | Alexandra Bradbury“You learn how small your town is when something like this happens,” said Bernie Hesse, director of legislative and political action at Food and Commercial Workers Local 1189. “Everybody seems to know everybody else.
Wave of Walkouts at AT&T West »
July 7, 2016 | Dan DiMaggioFifteen thousand AT&T workers in California and Nevada are settling grievances the old-fashioned way: by striking.
Three Recent Wins Prove Old-Fashioned Union Power Isn’t Dead Yet »
July 7, 2016 | Jane SlaughterThree big wins for workers in the last nine months arrived where you might least expect them: in the old, blue-collar economy. What enabled our side to kick some ass this year?
Strike while the Iron's Hot »
July 6, 2016 | Dan DiMaggioThe Verizon strike could energize workers to pick new fights and take new risks. Let’s seize the chance.
A Strike, Huh? Boss's Idea Pans Out »
June 29, 2016 | Alexandra BradburyEmployers should be careful what they wish for. One Hawaiian nursing home lashed out at workers with a bogus charge that they'd gone on strike. Then the workers went on strike for real.
In Push for Education Reforms, Mexican Government Kills Teachers in the Street »
June 28, 2016 | Jane SlaughterMexican federal police killed a dozen teachers and students June 19 when they opened fire on a demonstration in the small town of Nochixtlan, Oaxaca.
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.
