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Refuse the Soft Handshake »

August 28, 2019 | Barbara Madeloni

“Hey, Barbara. This is Arne Duncan. I just wanted to congratulate you on your election victory.”

Fifty Years after Stonewall: LGBTQ Workers Seek Equality »

August 23, 2019 | Saurav Sarkar

This summer marked the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising, where police raids on a New York bar led to six days of protests and clashes, sparking the modern lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender movement.

Letters: Messaging and Action »

August 22, 2019 | Labor Notes readers

The following are excerpts from Facebook comments in response to Barbara Madeloni's Slingshot, “Less Messaging, More Action” from the June issue of Labor Notes.

Walmart NLRB Decision Doesn’t Change Intermittent Strike Rules »

August 21, 2019 | Robert M. Schwartz

A recent decision by the Trump National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) addresses intermittent or “hit-and-run” strikes. Employers are jubilant and unions are distressed. Both reactions are largely off the mark.

Steward's Corner: How to Respond If a Member’s Work Authorization Is Challenged »

August 15, 2019 | Guillermo Perez

Every major union in the United States has immigrant members, documented and undocumented.

Teachers Fighting for Public Schools Were Key to the Uprising in Puerto Rico »

August 15, 2019 | Mercedes Martinez and Monique Dols

In the two months leading up to the uprising which ousted Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Roselló, educators celebrated hard-fought victories against the privatization of their education system.

NewsGuild to Rerun Presidential Election »

August 14, 2019 | Alexandra Bradbury

This fall the NewsGuild will rerun its hotly contested presidential election.

A Brief History of Harlan County, USA »

August 14, 2019 | Cal Winslow

Miners in Harlan County, Kentucky, have drawn national attention with their direct action—occupying a railroad track to halt a coal train until the miners

Bangladeshi workers rally behind a banner

Bangladesh Accord Gets a Lifeline While Workers Organize Wildcat Strikes »

August 6, 2019 | Saurav Sarkar

On April 23, 2013, a local television crew shot footage of cracks in the Rana Plaza factory complex in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The building was evacuated, but the owner of the building declared it safe and told workers to come back the next day.

Covers of four issues of Labor Notes from 2019

Why We Throw Stones »

August 5, 2019 | Alexandra Bradbury

Everyone loves a good story about an Amazon walkout. But when Labor Notes wades into more controversial waters—the pros and cons of a contract, for instance, or a race for union office—we can expect some angry letters.

TV Review: The Simpsons Strike—‘They Have the Plant but We Have the Power’ »

August 2, 2019 | Eric Dirnbach

This is the latest installment in an occasional series where we evaluate the “union episode” of a television show.

‘We Believe in Ferries’: Alaskan Ferry Workers Walk Off the Job »

August 1, 2019 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

UPDATE, August 6—The ferry strike is over. The IBU reached a tentative agreement on the ninth day of the strike, and members voted 248-19 to ratify it on the 10th day. All told, the ferry system was shut down for 11 days.

Five people stand on railroad tracks, with a cornhole game at their feet. Some wear "pay us what we are owed" shirts.

Kentucky Miners Are Camped Out on Railroad Tracks, Blocking a Coal Train, Demanding Their Stolen Wages »

July 31, 2019 | Alexandra Bradbury

Harlan County, Kentucky, is probably best known for the hard-fought strikes in its coal mines in the 1930s and 1970s. Today the remaining mines are nonunion. But evidently the local spirit of militancy and solidarity is still kicking.