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On Heels of Brazil-Wide Protests, Aerospace Strikers Win Pay Raise »

December 17, 2013 | Wendy Thompson

Imagine if a union meeting was held in front of your workplace right before work. Let’s say 70 percent participated and you all decided to go in five minutes late. This is how it goes in Brazil.

How'd Seattle Do It? »

December 16, 2013 | Paul Bigman

Is there something in the water in Seattle? Workers there are resisting concessions, voting for a $15 minimum wage, and electing to city council a socialist who made a city $15 minimum the centerpiece of her campaign.

Charters Get Kids Cubicle-Ready »

December 13, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

From Silicon Valley, the Rocketship chain of charter schools is hoping to expand across the country. It’s backed by some of the biggest names in the tech world and claims high test scores.

Books to Give (or Keep) »

December 11, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

Are you hunting for the perfect gift for the labor bookworms on your list? Or maybe you’re hungry for reading material to tide you over till Labor Notes’ next book? Here are some gems.

Retail Sit-Down in 1937 Detroit: Lessons for Today’s Low-Wage Strikers »

December 11, 2013 | Marc Norton

In 1937, Woolworth’s was the Walmart of its day. So the story of a successful women's sit-down strike there gives useful parallels for low-wage workers today.

Unions and Media Break Bread—and Stereotypes »

December 10, 2013 | Judy Ancel

In Kansas City a labor “Right to Truth Committee” has sponsored a monthly Labor-Media Breakfast every month since 1988, and by doing so "established trust and an open line."

UAW Dues Increase? Biggest Mistake since Two-Tier »

December 9, 2013 | Ron Lare

UAW leaders want a dues increase, but that could push dissatisfaction with concessions to the breaking point.

Memphis Fast Food Strike: We Can’t Survive on $7.25 »

December 6, 2013 | Steve Payne

Memphis fast food strikers spent the day going from one fast food restaurant to another, rallying outside and occasionally taking over the lobbies. Yells of “turn it up!” punctuated the chants of “we can’t survive on $7.25.”

Fighting Eviction When Your Home Is Your Workplace »

December 5, 2013 | María Christina Blanco

The threat of eviction is doubly cruel for home daycare providers, because it also endangers their livelihoods. So in Boston, "a union at work and a union at home" are working in tandem.

Ohioans Elect Two Dozen City Councilors on Independent Labor Ticket »

December 4, 2013 | Bruce Bostick

After one too many sell-outs by the local Democratic Party, the Lorain County central labor council decided to draw "a line in the sand."

Review: Trash Talk about Sanitation Workers »

December 3, 2013 | Tim Sheard

With all the right-wing trash talk about working men and women, it’s refreshing to pick up a book that documents the dangerous work of an overlooked group─sanitation workers.

How Traveling Musicians Won a Union of Their Own »

December 2, 2013 | Tret Fure

It took nine years of fierce struggle to form a local that would work for folk musicians and grant us the benefits the American Federation of Musicians can offer—such as a pension.

Wildcat Strikes Push China to Write New Labor Laws »

November 27, 2013 | Ellen David Friedman

In China, workers win more with wildcat strikes than through legal means. Now the government is trying to bring "order" to labor relations with new laws—and to outlaw strikes.

Should First Graders Take A Test? Teachers Say No »

November 26, 2013 | Andrea Fonseca

In our school, we could have given our K-2 children the test, following yet another ridiculous Department of Education mandate. But I am so glad we did not.

Walmart Workers Plan Raucous Black Friday »

November 25, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Walmart workers are gearing up for Black Friday with a series of short strikes around the country this week. Many more actions are expected on Black Friday itself.

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