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No Thanks for Poverty Wages, Workers Tell Walmart and Wendy's »
November 25, 2015 | Sonia SinghLow-wage workers are calling on fast-food and retail giants to raise wages for the workers who will harvest crops, stock shelves, and staff checkout counters this holiday season.
Learning the Right Recall Lessons »
November 24, 2015 | Mark BrennerA scrappy coalition of teachers and community allies took on three Tea Party incumbents who controlled the school board—and beat them 2 to 1.
Massive Rolling Strikes Shut Down Quebec »
November 23, 2015 | Sonia SinghAfter provincial bargaining stalled, 400,000 public sector workers across Quebec walked out in October and November on rolling one-day strikes.
Carhaulers Vote Down Awful Deal »
November 20, 2015 | Alexandra BradburyTeamsters who transport new cars to dealerships slammed a concessionary master agreement that "would have been the nail in the coffin of unionized carhauling."
Auto Workers Say: Look Beyond the Bonuses »
November 13, 2015 | Jane SlaughterWhile the Big Three rake in profits, union bargainers have quietly given up on pensions and cost-of-living raises. Workers are asking, “If we don’t get our concessions back now, when will we ever get them?”
Fighting for Good Jobs for Black Workers »
November 10, 2015 | Sonia SinghThe Los Angeles Black Worker Center wants to open up good jobs in a city where 1 in 3 Black workers holds a low-wage job, and 50 percent are unemployed or underemployed.
Work, Not Charity »
November 9, 2015 | Samantha WinslowDespite the impulse to self-sacrifice, the best thing teachers can do is stand up for themselves—and their students—against the corporate cost-cutting mindset.
Colorado Teachers and Parents Recall Hostile School Board Members »
November 4, 2015 | Samantha WinslowTeachers and parents beat the Koch brothers' campaign money by knocking on 100,000 doors.
