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In Push for Education Reforms, Mexican Government Kills Teachers in the Street »
June 28, 2016 | Jane SlaughterMexican federal police killed a dozen teachers and students June 19 when they opened fire on a demonstration in the small town of Nochixtlan, Oaxaca.
Workers Walk Out for $15 at Dozens of Quebec Nursing Homes »
June 22, 2016 | Sonia SinghThousands of Quebec nursing home workers have walked off the job in their first-ever series of coordinated strikes. They’re demanding that all workers get a starting hourly wage of $15.
Allina Nurses Go All In »
June 21, 2016 | Alexandra BradburyIn a weeklong strike, 5,000 Minnesota nurses are defending a health plan that's an oasis of decency—and battling the hospital chain's cost-cutting scheme to hand over staffing decisions to a robot.
So You Think Your Workplace is Disorganized? »
June 16, 2016 | Alexandra Bradbury | Mark Brenner | Jane SlaughterAn organizer has to learn to recognize the existing networks and natural leaders, who may be hidden in plain sight.
Teachers Take On Student Discipline »
June 14, 2016 | Samantha WinslowTeachers are drawing attention to racial disparities in suspensions and the "school-to-prison pipeline."
B&H Workers Train to Win »
June 8, 2016 | Sonia SinghHow did B&H workers hold so strong even when their boss threatened mass firings? They got the organizing skills they needed from in-depth leadership training with the Laundry Workers Center.
Verizon Strike Shows Corporate Giants Can Be Beat »
June 3, 2016 | Dan DiMaggioStrikers returned to work June 1 with their heads held high, after a victorious 45-day strike that beat back numerous management concessions.
Farmworkers March across New York State for the Right to Organize »
June 1, 2016 | Sonia SinghFarmworkers and allies are marching 200 miles from Long Island to Albany to demand equal rights for farmworkers. They are closer than they’ve ever been to getting a farmworkers’ bill of rights passed in New York state.
