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Review: A Bitter Pill: A Lenny Moss Mystery »

August 16, 2013 | Joe Berry

Lenny Moss, in his sixth outing as a hospital steward/detective, shows how a smart and empathetic steward, who is also fallible, tired, and overloaded, can not only solve a crime but fight decertification.

Don’t 'Lean' on Me, Hospital Workers Say »

August 15, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

Hospitals are adopting Toyota's methods for squeezing more out of each worker. The result? Management by stress—and worse care for patients.

The General Electric University: Not Wisconsin’s Brightest Idea »

August 14, 2013 | Eleni Schirmer

As state funding dwindles to zero, some public universities are turning to corporate sponsors like GE and MillerCoors.

China's Young Workers Fight Back at Foxconn »

August 13, 2013 | Han Tang

“There will never be strikes in my company,” Foxconn CEO Guo Taiming once proclaimed. But just last month, 1,800 workers struck at two Foxconn factories in China.

Chicago Teacher Organizing Lessons Go National »

August 12, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

Teachers from across the U.S. gathered to share strategies. “The tide is turning,” declared CTU President Karen Lewis.

Noticias Laborales »

August 10, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 5 agosto, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of August 5, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

‘Give me your tired, but not your poor…’ »

August 9, 2013 | Jenny Brown

The Senate’s immigration bill rewrites the Statue of Liberty’s welcoming words.

Service Employees Suit Assesses Harsh Penalties against Breakaway Reformers »

August 8, 2013 | Steve Early

The powerful union is making an object lesson of dissidents who dared disobey.

Railroaders Go Wobbly, Strike against Firings »

August 7, 2013 | J.P. Wright

Rail workers on the Union Pacific are on strike in Chicago. The 30 contract workers organized with the IWW when larger unions weren't interested, and struck when management fired three of their members.

Rahm Wrong Again, Say Chicago Teachers »

August 6, 2013 | Nate Rasmussen

Chicago kids are seeing the largest mass school closings in U.S. history—and drastic budget cuts for the schools that remain. Teachers say principals will be forced to choose between teachers and toilet paper.

Supreme Court’s Marriage Ruling Extends Benefits, Changes Lives »

August 5, 2013 | Bess Watts

My wife and I are “accidental activists.” The indignity of asking for a “vacation day” to attend my mother-in-law’s funeral was a breaking point.

Obamacare Opens For Business, Shuts Out Labor »

August 1, 2013 | Jenny Brown

When the Obama administration announced a year-long delay in fines for employers affected by the new health care law, angry unionists noticed a pattern.

AFL-CIO: Let’s Talk About Building a Movement »

July 31, 2013 | Traven Leyshon

In the run-up to its September convention, the national AFL-CIO is calling on its affiliates and allies to hold “listening sessions.” We’re being asked to think big.

Life and Death on the 'Second Border' »

July 30, 2013 | Jim West

Relatively few die trying to cross the Rio Grande. The real killer is a punishing 20-mile slog through scorching desert to get around the Border Patrol checkpoint.

After a Pause, Walmart Strikes Back »

July 29, 2013 | Jenny Brown

In a coordinated purge, Walmart has lashed out against workers who walked out in early June. Sixty have been disciplined so far. About two dozen have been terminated.

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