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Commercial office janitors, retail janitors, security officers, window cleaners, and airport workers march through the downtown Minneapolis skyway, carrying a banner that reads "Fighting Today for a Better Tomorrow," as part of SEIU Local 26's contract campaign.

Twin Cities Janitors and Guards Feature Climate and Housing in Their Strike Demands »

February 20, 2020 | Steve Payne

Update: Local 26 announced today that it will call a one-day strike next week by its 4,000 members who clean commercial office buildings. Earlier this week, the union reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract covering 2,000 security officers, with raises of 14 percent.—Eds.
Silhouette of a line of people holding hands with rising sun behind them. text: "Join now to help lead the fight for UAW reform. UAWD Unite All Members for Democracy: UAW Member-Led Reform"

Auto Reformers Go for Round Two »

February 17, 2020 | Scott Houldieson

We have good news and bad news.
A cartoon Norma Rae holds up a sign with a broken heart, instead of the "Union" sign she holds up in the movie.

Steward's Corner: What to Do When Your Union Leaders Break Your Heart »

February 14, 2020 | Ellen David Friedman

If you’re a union member, unfortunately the chances are good that you’ve had, or will have, your heart broken at least once by one of your own leaders.

Viewpoint: Employment-Based Health Care Is an Anchor around the Neck of the U.S. Working Class »

February 14, 2020 | Mark Dudzic

Last June at the House Ways and Means Committee Hearing on Medicare for All, Rep. Kevin Brady of Texas lamented, “That great health care plan that your union negotiated for you? It’s gone. Banned under Medicare for All.”
GM strikers picketing on the road holding signs.

Who Corrupted the Auto Union? Criminal Employers Did »

February 13, 2020 | Chris Brooks

Officials in the Auto Workers (UAW) have been working arm in arm with the Big Three automakers since the 1980s to increase productivity. So perhaps it was inevitable that union officials’ hands would find their way into the employers’ deep pockets.

University of California Intimidating International Students to Defeat Wildcat Strike »

February 10, 2020 | Chris Brooks

University of California President Janet Napolitano proudly touted her opposition to Trump’s racist immigration policies before he even moved into the Oval Office.

Facing Skyrocketing Rents, Santa Cruz Grad Students Extend Wildcat Strike »

February 7, 2020 | Yulia Gilich and Tony Boardman

Protesting low wages in one of the most unaffordable cities in the country, graduate students at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC) went on a wildcat grading strike in December and are now organizing for a full strike, beginning February 10.
The late Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa talking on the phone in a car.

Viewpoint: 'The Irishman' May Win an Oscar, But It Shouldn't Win Union Members' Hearts »

February 5, 2020 | Barry Eidlin

Martin Scorsese’s movie The Irishman—up for best picture at the Oscars this weekend—is sparking interest in union president Jimmy Hoffa, 45 years after he disappeared.

Worker saying, "A. Philip Randolph once said, 'At the banquet table of nature there are no reserved seats. You get what you can take, & you keep what you can hold. If you can't take anything, you won't get anything, & if you can't hold anything, you won't keep anything. And you can't take anything without organization." Worker waves a flag "union power." Zoom out to boardroom with banner: "GenericCorp Celebrates Black History." Suited man says "I thought this would be more about jazz or 'brotherly love.'"

Comics Against the 1%: Black History Month »

February 4, 2020 | Dan Mendez Moore

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A white man and a Black man hold signs: "On Strike for Our Students; UTLA"

Teacher Strikes Boost Fight for Racial Justice in Schools »

February 4, 2020 | Samantha Winslow

One year ago, Los Angeles teachers on strike were demanding an end to random searches where students were yanked out of class to be frisked. By the time they walked back into work, they had won a partial victory.

Eight Thousand Hospital Workers Strike in Seattle »

January 31, 2020 | Steve Leigh

After nine months of fruitless negotiations, 8,000 hospital workers in the Swedish Medical Center chain in Seattle walked out January 28 on a three-day strike.

Review: The Long Deep Grudge: A Story of Big Capital, Radical Labor, and Class War in the American Heartland »

January 28, 2020 | John Lepley

“Irresponsible radicals.” That’s what International Harvester (IH) President John McCaffrey called the leadership of the Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Union (FE) in the midst of a 1947 strike. Clearly, he didn’t care much for the FE.

TV Review: A Slowdown and a Strike Get the Goods on Bob's Burgers »

January 28, 2020 | Kelly Gilbert

This is the latest installment in an occasional series where we evaluate the “union episode” of a television show.
Brookline paraeducators with signs lining hallway of school.

Paraeducators Join the National Uprising of School Employees »

January 24, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

Teachers around the country have been schooling us all with their strike wave. But schools depend on more than just classroom teachers. Recently paraeducators, a vital—and criminally underpaid—part of the public school workforce, are starting to rise up too.
Dedham educators in red, on a picket line, with red and white signs.

Strikes Are Hard Work »

January 13, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

They stood on a picket line at the entrance to the school parking lot: seven educators out on strike for the first time.

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