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Communities Defend Their Post Offices One by One »
December 7, 2012 | Alexandra BradburyFour endangered Bay Area post offices will stay open after all, and the subcontracting of California postal trucker jobs is on hold. Those victories were the latest in a string of local wins for grassroots activists across the country.
Will Social Security Get Tossed Off the Fiscal Cliff? »
December 5, 2012 | Jane SlaughterAdvocates of Social Security are holding informational pickets today at 100 Social Security offices in 22 states. They’re led by workers from inside the offices themselves, who know firsthand how much the monthly check means to retirees and people with disabilities.
Laundry Workers Save the Weekend »
December 4, 2012 | Alexandra BradburyWorkers at a Portland laundry were scheduled the same way for 30 years--until the company announced it was switching everyone. The contract was no help, and the plant’s only steward had just been wrongfully fired.
Hawaii Teachers Unleash Work-to-Rule Campaign »
November 30, 2012 | Samantha WinslowTeachers across Hawaii are getting the attention of school officials and their state legislature by exercising an old union tactic, work-to-rule. Two years after an imposed contract stuck them with wage and benefit cuts, the teachers are building momentum to win a better deal.
New York Fast Food Workers Walk Off the Job »
November 29, 2012 | Alexandra Bradbury“Good morning! I’m on strike!” shouted McDonald’s worker Darryl Young this morning. Fast food workers across New York City staged a one-day strike today, calling for a raise and an end to anti-union retaliation.
When Postmasters Attack »
November 26, 2012 | Alexandra BradburyWith customers and workers up in arms at his original plan to close nearly 4,000 post offices and half the nation’s mail sorting plants, the postmaster general has responded to pressure by postponing some closings and spreading the pain.
Walmart Nervous as Black Friday Strike Nears »
November 21, 2012 | Jenny BrownPlans for Black Friday walkouts at Walmart stores have spread dramatically, in what has been dubbed the first “viral strike.” Organizers suggest that protests may hit 1,000 stores, including what the group calls “marquee events” in nine cities.