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How to Beat Retaliation, Even without a Union »
January 6, 2016 | Sonia SinghSomos un Pueblo Unido, a New Mexico worker center, is honing a process to help even tiny groups of workers win changes through small collective actions—while staving off retaliation.
2015 Year in Review: Grassroots Resistance Points the Way Forward »
December 21, 2015 | Alexandra BradburyAs the assault on union standards continues—wherever we still have them—glimmers of hope in 2015 came from below.
Solidarity Is Key to Beating Trump's Divide-and-Conquer »
December 18, 2015 | Dan DiMaggioIf there’s one value the labor movement holds highest, it’s solidarity.
Teamster Retirees Demand Trustees 'Stop the Rush' to Slash Pensions in Half »
December 17, 2015 | Jane SlaughterThey thought their pensions were secure—but now they’re fighting to keep them. Hundreds of retirees are packing town hall meetings to protest Central States Fund cuts.
As Elves Occupy Santa’s Workshop, Last Chance for Holiday Orders »
December 15, 2015 | Alexandra BradburyElves Local 1224 is turning up the cold in its North Pole strike. Order your gifts from Labor Notes by December 17.
Secret Weapon vs. Verizon: Retirees »
December 4, 2015 | Dan DiMaggioAs 38,000 Verizon union members enter their fifth month without a contract, crews of retirees are swinging into action to defend their own health benefits.
Santa's Elves Call for Solidarity Boycott »
December 2, 2015 | Alexandra Bradbury“A lot of our best contract-campaign tactics came from A Troublemaker’s Handbook 2,” said Blitzen, a steward in the reindeer department. “You’ve got to get your hooves on a copy.”
