Labor Notes Archive

August, 2015

Turning an Issue into a Campaign
How Social Workers Unionized at Portland's Janus Youth Programs
‘Teach for America’ Teachers Can Join the Union
'She Was the Sparkplug': Gillian Furst, 1933-2015
Verizon Contract Expires with No Deal In Sight

July, 2015

In First Contract, UConn Grad Assistants Win Raises and Much More
Organizing Is the Key to Surviving Friedrichs
New York Assembly Backs Single Payer
It Took Direct Action to Make This Boss Pay Seattle’s New Minimum Wage
Can Auto Shed Its Tiers?
'This American Life' on Auto Workers: A Hack Job
Good Jobs On the Line in Verizon Rematch
Support for Sanders Grows in Unions
Grocery Workers Find Their Voice
Northeast ‘Joe Hill 100 Roadshow’ Kicks Off in DC
Review: A Practical Guide to Tackling Factory Hazards
How Migrant Farmworkers Are Cross-Pollinating Strategies and Winning
Transit Strikers Defend Full-Time Jobs and Bathroom Breaks
At Multinationals, Chinese Factory Workers Strike for Layoff Compensation
Clean Up Your Act: Janitors Strike at Mega-Retailers

June, 2015

Supreme Court Will Take Case That Could Make Public Sector 'Right to Work'
Who's Next: Making Space for Young Workers in the Union
New Rule Speeds Unionization Votes, Say Organizers
Viewpoint: Communications Workers Look Ahead
Who's Really to Blame for Train Wrecks?
San Francisco Teachers Elect Reformers to Lead Union
SeaTac's Fight for 15: Why Faith Was Key
Trouble at Airbnb
Blood on Your National Geographic
Cleveland Retirees Tell White House Conference: Don’t Cut Social Security

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