Labor Notes Archive

June, 2014

How to Be a Staffer in a Democratic Union
Farm Backs Off Threat to Use Guestworkers as Scabs
Seattle $15 Minimum Signed and Sealed, But with Unpopular Loopholes
VIDEO: You May Miss Out On Benefits If Social Security Offices Close

May, 2014

Thanks for Letting Me Do the Easy Part
Portland Letter Carriers Foil Stealth Attempt to Ditch At-the-Door Delivery for Seniors
‘Labor Priests’ Reviving Social Justice Teachings—and Action
Machinists Reformers Get Third of Vote in First Try
Empty Scrubs Need to Be Filled, Say San Francisco Nurses
Social Security Threatens To Close All Field Offices
Verizon Retail Workers Win Union Vote—First to Do So
Hundreds of Miners Die, Turkish Government Sides with Company
Book Review: Sixteen Tons
Fight for Fifteen Spreads Out and Zooms In
Postmaster General Hides Winning Streak
Teachers Elect Foes of Corporate Reform in Massachusetts and L.A.
Getting Off the Grievance Treadmill
Book Excerpt: ‘Wear-Red Fridays’ and Practice Strike Vote
Strikes Win Staffing Protections at University of California
Your Meeting Is in a Boycotted Hotel. Now What?
Seattle: $15, for Real?
Winning with Ballot Initiatives
Fix Schools First, Say Charter Teachers
Transit Irony: The More You Rely on It, the More They Cut

April, 2014

How Labor Notes Can Help You
Viewpoint: Where's Plan B?
Despite Local 'No' Votes, Teamsters International Declares UPS Contract Ratified
Postal Unions, Teachers Turn Up the Heat on Staples
A Gathering of Troublemakers
Facing New York's New Mayor, Public Unions Should Fuse Their Bargaining Power

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