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Connecticut Hotel Workers Do Their Own Organizing and Beat the Boss »
April 30, 2019 | Joe DeManuelle-HallOne union’s member-centered model prepared it for a fierce anti-union campaign that would have broken many others.
Tennessee Governor Leads Anti-Union Captive Audience Meeting at VW »
April 29, 2019 | Chris BrooksThe lines stopped at Tennessee’s Volkswagen factory today as workers were forced to attend an all-plant captive audience meeting with the state’s Republican governor, Bill Lee.
Volkswagen Jump-Starts Anti-Union Campaign »
April 24, 2019 | Chris Brooks“The anti-union campaign has begun,” said a Volkswagen worker, who asked to not be identified due to fear of being targeted by management.
A Month of Troublemaking »
April 24, 2019 | Dan DiMaggioLabor Notes has been busy across the country, organizing four big Troublemakers Schools already this spring, with more to come. These schools are unique opportunities for workplace activists from various unions and sectors to build organizing skills and swap strategies.
A Hotly Contested Race for NewsGuild President »
April 18, 2019 | Alexandra BradburyA flagging union has found new hope in a flurry of organizing victories. Now in the union’s presidential election, members are mulling what’s the best way to keep growing—stick with the incumbent, or replace him with a young leader from last year’s biggest organizing drive?
Volkswagen Abandons Union Neutrality with Anti-UAW Letter »
April 18, 2019 | Chris BrooksThe gloves are off in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Employees showing up to work this morning at the country's sole Volkswagen plant were read a letter from the company's top management expressing their opposition to unionization.
Third Time’s the Charm? UAW Announces New Election at Volkswagen »
April 11, 2019 | Chris BrooksFor the third time in five years, auto workers will vote on whether to form a union at the country’s sole Volkswagen plant, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
VIDEO: 40 Years of Troublemaking in the Labor Movement »
March 29, 2019 | Alexandra Bradbury | Jane Slaughter | Bianca CunninghamSince 1979, Labor Notes has been home to the troublemaking wing of the labor movement. The pages of our magazine are filled with the stories of workers who are working to transform their unions, to take on the boss, to fight for racial justice.
