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Jobs, Voting Rights, and Trayvon on Marchers' Minds »

August 26, 2013 | Samantha Winslow | Alexandra Bradbury

In 1963 the AFL-CIO chose the wrong side of history and sat out the original march. This time, a sea of union T-shirts blanketed the National Mall.

Noticias Laborales »

August 24, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 19 agosto, en español e inglés. Cuántos saben que la Marcha de 1963 fue organizada por activistas laborales negros? Summaries of Labor Notes stories for the week of August 19, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your...

How Black Unionists Organized the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom »

August 22, 2013 | William P. Jones

This summer marks 50 years since 1963’s March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom drew more than 200,000 people.

San Francisco Students Sit In to Save Beloved Community College »

August 21, 2013 | Joe Berry and Helena Worthen

A low-tuition community college is the target of an unusually frank attack.

Grassroots Summer of Solidarity Tour Hits Midwest »

August 20, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Grassroots to grassroots, rank and file to rank and file: that’s the idea behind the coast-to-coast Summer of Solidarity Tour that touched down in Detroit, its third city, yesterday.

Retaliation Is Illegal, But Walmart Doesn't Care »

August 20, 2013 | Jenny Brown

In a coordinated purge, Walmart has lashed out against retail workers who walked out in early June.

VIDEO: Liven Up Your Picket Line With a Parody Song »

August 19, 2013 | Charlie King

The writer behind "Send in the Drones" and "Imagine (You Have Healthcare)" teaches how to turn people's safe assumptions upside down in a familiar melody—and get them singing along.

Noticias Laborales »

August 17, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 12 agosto, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of August 12, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

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.