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New York Taxi Workers Strike Back Against Muslim Ban »

January 30, 2017 | Chris Brooks

In solidarity with a massive protest that erupted at New York’s JFK Airport January 28, the city’s Taxi Workers Alliance organized a one-hour strike at the international terminal.

Utility Locators Fight for First Contract »

January 30, 2017

Utility locators in New York City and Long Island are fighting for a first contract with United States Infrastructure Corporation. Members say the company has been stonewalling at the bargaining table, aiming to frustrate them into decertifying the union.

Book Review: Song of the Stubborn One Thousand »

January 26, 2017 | Don McIntosh

It’s said that those who go through a strike never forget it. Peter Shapiro took part in a mid-1980s cannery strike as a community supporter, and never forgot it. Thirty years later, retired from a career in the U.S.

Betsy DeVos Gets an 'F' From Michigan Teachers »

January 26, 2017 | Samantha Winslow

When President Donald Trump nominated billionaire Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary, teachers in her home state of Michigan were outraged—again.

Argentina: Workers Occupy Printing Plant »

January 23, 2017 | Jane Slaughter

Printing plant workers in Buenos Aires showed up for their 6 a.m. shift as usual last Monday, only to find locked doors, police, and private security blocking their way. Grupo Clarín, the biggest media group in Argentina, had locked them out.

Strikes by Janitors and Dining Hall Workers Inaugurate Trump Era »

January 20, 2017 | Dan DiMaggio

Dozens of retail janitors who clean Home Depot in the Twin Cities are on strike today to protest poverty wages and incoming President Donald Trump’s anti-worker agenda.

Teachers Protest Trump, DeVos in 200 Districts »

January 19, 2017 | Samantha Winslow

This morning teachers kicked off the Trump inauguration protests with a day of actions in 200 school districts around the country.

Viewpoint: What’s Coming for Unions under President Trump »

January 19, 2017 | Penny Lewis

With the election of Donald Trump as president and Republican majorities in both the House and Senate, we are entering a period of existential crisis for unions and our organized power.

MLK's Advice on Strike Strategy Still Relevant Today »

January 18, 2017 | Rand Wilson

Adapted from remarks by Rand Wilson on January 16 at the Capital District Area Labor Federation's 20th Annual MLK Labor Celebration in Albany, New York.

In Connecticut Hotels and Cafeterias, Recruiting a Rank-and-File Army of Organizers »

January 17, 2017 | Chris Brooks

How much stronger would our unions be if they didn’t rely so heavily on staffers with little or no experience in their industries? What if more organizing was done by the members themselves?

Where to Find Better Candidates? Oregon Unions Are Growing Their Own »

January 13, 2017 | Sara Ryan

Election night 2016 was bittersweet for me. I spent most of the day with Oregon legislative candidate Teresa Alonso Leon, a Service Employees (SEIU) member.

At the Birthplace of Auto Workers' Sit-Down Strikes, Locked Out for Eight Months and Counting »

January 12, 2017 | Dianne Feeley

Last week auto workers from Chicago and Detroit made a pilgrimage to the birthplace of auto workers' sit-down strikes to lend solidarity to workers who’ve been locked out for eight months and counting.

Chattanooga Auto Workers to Host Strike Meeting »

January 6, 2017 | Chris Brooks

At its monthly meeting this weekend, United Auto Workers Local 42 will be informing Volkswagen workers about their right to strike and access to strike benefits.

Turning an Issue into a Campaign: How Minnesota Public Employees Stood Up for Paid Parental Leave »

January 3, 2017 | Joan Treichel, Steph Meyer, and Johanna Schussler

Many unions agonize over how to get young workers involved. At the Minnesota Association of Professional Employees (MAPE), we did it with a fight over an issue that mattered to younger members—paid parental leave.

Let's Make 2017 the Year of the Slingshot »

December 22, 2016 | Chris Brooks

Fast food CEO Andrew Pudzer for Labor Secretary… Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson as Energy Secretary… Billionaire Betsy DeVos, enemy of public schools and public workers, to head Education…

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