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Call Center Unions Build International Connections »

June 30, 2017 | Dan DiMaggio

One big issue in May’s three-day strike by 38,000 AT&T workers was the company’s offshoring of jobs.

How We're Surviving Right to Work: Letter Carriers Keep Numbers up with Shop Floor Action »

June 28, 2017 | Alexandra Bradbury

Postal unions, like all federal employee unions, are open shop. That means workers can get the benefits of union representation while opting out of paying dues.

Transit Workers Take the Driver's Seat in 'Right-to-Work' Tennessee »

June 23, 2017 | Chris Brooks

At Labor Notes trainings I hear lots of reasons why union members think their co-workers aren’t involved: They don’t understand labor history. They don’t appreciate all the union has done for them. They watch Fox News. They’re scared or apathetic.

Striking Wireless Workers Make Their Voices Heard »

June 22, 2017 | Dan DiMaggio

“Retail workers are basically told their entire lives that they’re never going to have any power in any way, in any facet of their lives,” says Will Blum, who works at an AT&T Mobility store in Boston.

Campus Workers Smell a Rat »

June 19, 2017 | Kevin Mahoney

When students and faculty at Pennsylvania’s Kutztown University returned to campus in January after winter break, Lytle Hall became the building to avoid. It stunk. The moment you entered the main doors of the building, you were greeted by the overwhelming stench of a rotting animal.

Letters: Readers React to Criticism of 'Buy American' Campaigns »

June 16, 2017 | Labor Notes readers

Some unions are ready to jump on Trump's "Buy American" bandwagon. In an op-ed last week, Teamsters President James P.

A Strike against Squeezing Profits from Kidney Patients »

June 15, 2017 | Alexandra Bradbury

On June 12 Teresa Schloth, a Brooklyn dialysis nurse for 32 years, walked out on her first-ever strike. She and her co-workers are battling a billion-dollar corporation that’s trying to wring greater profits out of kidney patients by skimping on staffing and shifting jobs out of the unions.

Honduran Melon Workers Push for Union Rights »

June 12, 2017 | John Walsh

“Those melons are contaminated by exploitation.” That’s what one melon worker in Choluteca, Honduras, told me she would say to a U.S.

How to Orient New Members to the Union »

June 9, 2017 | Heather Roe

Labor history, it’s vital to remember, is still being made. The people hired today will shape our movement’s future. That’s one reason why it’s so important for unions to connect with new hires as soon as possible.

Review: Book Explores How to Be an Anti-Corporate Teacher »

June 7, 2017 | Riana Good

Fighting for justice in our classrooms, schools, and communities has lately been a particularly overwhelming venture. It helps to step back and take the long view.

Addicted to Profits: Workers Locked Out at New Jersey Drug Treatment Facility »

June 6, 2017 | Dan DiMaggio

One hundred ten addiction treatment beds are empty, and 120 employees without a paycheck, after for-profit American Addiction Centers locked workers out of its Lafayette, New Jersey, facility.

Love These Contract Fights »

June 2, 2017 | Alexandra Bradbury

Contract time is a gift. On an ordinary day, any number of work, family, and personal concerns compete for union members’ time and energy.

Vigorous Campaign Revives Transit Union in Right-to-Work Virginia »

May 31, 2017 | John Ertl

Going into its latest contract, the transit union in Fairfax County, Virginia, was in tough shape. People weren’t active because they didn’t believe the union could do much—and the union couldn’t do much because people weren’t active. But after a robust union campaign, in a matter of months the...

Nursing Home Workers Win Wage Gains with Credible Strike Threat »

May 26, 2017 | Leah Fried

After close to three years of negotiations, stickers and leaflets weren’t getting the boss any closer to a fair agreement. The master contract covering 10,000 nursing home workers in Illinois had been expired for two years and extended several times.

May Day 2017: A Smattering of Strikes »

May 25, 2017 | Kari Thompson and Dan DiMaggio

Tens of thousands turned out for May Day demonstrations around the country, though the actions didn’t have the same spontaneous character as February’s “Day without Immigrants.”

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