All Articles
In Chicago, Teachers and Black Lives Matter Activists Partner Up to Build a Bigger Movement »
October 25, 2016 | Leah FriedExtracting wins from the boss has never been easy—and union membership hovering at a low 11 percent isn’t making it any easier. But a good way to boost our numbers and power is to partner with people who are organized in other ways, building a broader movement as we build our unions.
All Tricks, No Treat in Peeps Candy Strike »
October 20, 2016 | Dan DiMaggioAfter three weeks on strike, the 400 workers who make Mike and Ikes, Hot Tamales, and that Easter basket staple, marshmallow Peeps, were driven back to work September 28—still without a contract.
Chicago Teachers Avert a Strike by Forcing the Mayor to Dig Deep »
October 14, 2016 | Samantha WinslowUp until minutes before the October 10 midnight deadline, the Chicago Teachers Union was prepared to strike. It looked like a repeat of its 2012 showdown with Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Teamster Contest Reaches Fever Pitch »
October 12, 2016 | Alexandra BradburyAt last, November’s election deadline is almost here—clinching a dramatic race that featured a nail-biter of a nomination contest, a raucous convention, and an email scandal. Few undecided voters are left.
How D.C. Drivers Put the Brakes on Unsafe Buses »
October 6, 2016 | Samantha WinslowHow can you force city leaders to confront the effects of privatization? Subcontracted bus drivers in Washington, D.C., did it through their contract campaign.
Dining Workers Strike at Harvard, World's Richest University »
October 5, 2016 | Samantha WinslowOn October 5, instead of setting up breakfast for thousands of college students, 750 cafeteria workers at the richest university in the world kicked off their first strike in three decades.
Review: What Chinese Workers Are Learning from Their Strikes »
September 29, 2016 | Jane SlaughterThe 15 stories gathered here are meant as an “instruction manual for other workers considering direct action.” Workers can learn, sometimes by negative example—because defeats and partial victories are common—“how to formulate demands and select representatives, the various strategies bosses use...