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Postmaster General Tries to Kill Saturday Delivery »

February 6, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

The Postmaster General startled workers today by announcing that letter delivery will drop to five days a week in August. Packages, but not letters, will still be delivered Saturdays.

NLRB Gridlock: One Step Back, Two Steps Further Back »

February 5, 2013 | Michael J. Goldberg

Expect near-paralysis at the NLRB for the foreseeable future—at least on anything an employer objects to.

Philadelphia Teachers Take School Closings Fight Citywide »

February 4, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

When Philadelphia announced plans to shut one-sixth of its schools and uproot 17,000 students, teachers realized it would take a citywide fight to stop the 37 closures.

Scrutinizing the Scrutinizers: Airport Screeners Dislike Pass-Fail Tests »

February 1, 2013 | Lowell B. Denny

Shouldn’t TSA recruit skilled agents and pay them well—rather than hiring young high-school grads and submitting them to a battery of ambiguous tests?

A Novel Idea: Fiction for Labor Activists »

January 31, 2013 | Laura McClure

When we're not reading Labor Notes, many activists rely on fiction for inspiration, new perspectives, and, of course, entertainment. For some of us, novels even helped start us down our paths of activism.

Cablevision Workers, Mayoral Candidates, Clergy Protest Mass Firing »

January 30, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

Cablevision fired 23 workers in Brooklyn after they tried to use management’s “open door” policy to talk to a vice president about how the company is stonewalling their first-contract bargaining.

Campus Workers Win Training, Hours to Cook Better Food »

January 30, 2013 | Jenna Latour-Nichols

Food service workers at American University ratified a groundbreaking contract Monday, with “sustainability language”: training and more hours so they can cook from scratch with fresh, local ingredients.

First Contracts: How to Avoid Delay, Disappointment and Decertification »

January 29, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

The day a new union is certified, the clock starts ticking—and the crafty boss starts stalling. But it is possible to beat the employer at this game.

Focus Voters' Anger on Corporations, Not Just Republicans »

January 28, 2013 | Gordon Lafer

Now that we’re past the elections, it’s time to consider what the vote really meant, and how unions can move forward.

Video: Bus Strike Reveals 'Free Market' Fakery »

January 25, 2013 | Mark Brenner

Last week I was on Fox News to talk about the conflict between New York City and its school bus drivers and aides.

MLK-Themed Action Perturbs Cablevision Managers »

January 24, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

Workers marked the holiday and the one-year anniversary of their union vote—and one of the coldest days of the year—with action outside a Brooklyn garage.

Warehouse Strategies Squeeze Walmart’s Pressure Points »

January 23, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

The most clear-cut victories along the Walmart supply chain—though small in absolute terms—have been in warehouses, which is not surprising, because warehouses are a chokepoint in Walmart’s sophisticated logistics operations.

In Walmart and Fast Food, Unions Scaling Up a Strike-First Strategy »

January 23, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Small but highly publicized strikes by Walmart retail and warehouse workers last fall set the labor movement abuzz and gained new respect for organizing methods once regarded skeptically.