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Activists Win Coordinated Wage Boost in D.C., Nearby Counties »

February 21, 2014 | Katie Ashmore and Monica Kamen

Here's how organizers cooperated to win a region-wide minimum wage raise to $11.50, plus strengthened paid sick leave in D.C.

Pete Seeger’s Grains of Sand »

February 20, 2014 | Alexandra Bradbury

“If you want higher wages, let me tell you what to do: you got to talk to the workers in the shop with you,” begins a wonderful, funny talking blues that Seeger’s group, the Almanac Singers, wrote in 1941 to boost CIO organizing.

Argentines Demand Release of Oil Workers Wrongly Convicted in Police Death »

February 19, 2014 | Dan La Botz

Ten have received prison sentences for the death of a police officer during a strike—though the case against them relied on torture and coerced testimony. The case eerily echoes Chicago's 1886 Haymarket Affair.

Kellogg’s Boasts ‘Diversity,’ But Locks Out Black Workers »

February 18, 2014 | Steven Payne

Kellogg's touts its "diversity and inclusion" while locking out Black Memphis workers.

After Historic UAW Defeat at Tennessee Volkswagen Plant, Theories Abound »

February 17, 2014 | Mike Elk

Labor Notes called it wrong. We predicted last week that with strong company backing, the United Auto Workers would win the vote at Volkswagen.

Noticias Laborales: Volkswagen, Marcha Moral »

February 15, 2014 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 10 febrero 2014, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of February 10, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Canadian Postal Workers Battle to Save Door-to-Door Delivery »

February 14, 2014 | George Floresco

Canada would become the first country on Earth to lose door-to-door postal service. Instead, the corporation should be looking at ways to expand—such as reviving postal banking.

Viewpoint: SEIU 503 Rank and Filers Defeat Mega-Local Merger »

February 13, 2014 | Shamus Cooke

Members organized to reject a top-down merger that would have created a two-state, 65,000-member mega-local in the Pacific Northwest.

Outrage at Boeing Spurs Reformers' Bid for Top Spots in Machinists Union »

February 12, 2014 | Jon Flanders

For the first time in more than 50 years, the Machinists union (IAM) will hold a contested election for top officers.

Volkswagen Workers Vote on Union, Works Council Scheme »

February 11, 2014 | Jane Slaughter

Volkswagen workers vote yea or nay on the United Auto Workers this week. The union had gathered a majority of pro-union signatures, and management has made its approval clear.

Tens of Thousands in North Carolina Vow ‘Not Now, Not Ever’ »

February 10, 2014 | Ajamu Dillahunt

The Moral Mondays movement continues to gain steam. Marchers took to the streets of Raleigh to oppose the extreme right-wing agenda that has gripped the state's legislature and governor’s office.

Portland Teachers Vote to Strike »

February 7, 2014 | Elizabeth Thiel

The February 20 strike will be the first in the union's history. Teachers are pressing for smaller class sizes. Students organized solidarity actions at every high school in the district.

Union-Backed Candidate Wins First Round in El Salvador Election »

February 6, 2014 | Emily B.R. Rodriguez

Unions in El Salvador are backing a party that fought the government throughout the 1980s. They won the first round; a run-off is March 9.

Too Poor for Obamacare »

February 4, 2014 | Jenny Brown

On a brisk December night in New York City, we walked to the Roosevelt Hospital emergency entrance, but my friend couldn’t make himself go in. We walked past the entrance twice.

Turkish Unionists: 'We Are Not Terrorists' »

February 3, 2014 | Eric Lee

The government is using anti-terror laws to crack down on an old enemy—the union movement. But unionists could lead Turkey's development in a democratic and secular direction.

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