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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.
Grand Rapids Bus Drivers Fight to Save Pensions »
November 3, 2015 | Dan DiMaggioMembers of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 836 in Michigan have brought a 15-foot inflatable camel to their pension fight.
As Cadillac Tax Threat Looms, How Can Unions Respond? »
November 2, 2015 | Dan DiMaggioYour employer has already brought it up in bargaining—or else is about to. How hard are unions getting hit, and what can we do about it?
Despite Threats, Ontario Teachers Ramp Up Work to Rule »
October 28, 2015 | Sonia SinghOntario’s provincial government is threatening to dock teachers’ wages as elementary teachers today escalate their work-to-rule action.
Union Democracy Pioneer Herman Benson Turns 100 »
October 23, 2015 | Mark BrennerLabor activists from around the country gathered October 3 to celebrate Herman Benson’s 100th birthday and pay tribute to the organization he founded, the Association for Union Democracy.
Chrysler Workers Vote Up Improved Deal »
October 22, 2015 | Alexandra BradburyAfter overwhelmingly voting down the first version of a tentative agreement, Chrysler workers have ratified the second version, which gives Tier 2 workers a path to Tier 1 pay—though not comparable benefits.
