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At Last, Hyatt Workers Win Deal—With Room to Grow »

July 2, 2013 | Jenny Brown

After an exasperating four-year campaign against the Hyatt hotel empire, the hotel workers union announced an agreement that includes plans for organizing several hotels.

Brazilian Demonstrators Fill the Streets, Unions Join In »

July 1, 2013 | Claudia Costa

Unions have joined the massive protests in Brazil and are calling for larger marches July 11.

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June 29, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 24 junio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of June 24, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

‘Vote No’ Movement Sends UPS Bargainers Back to Table »

June 27, 2013 | David Levin

The largest union contract in North America is on hold at United Parcel Service thanks to a Vote No movement by rank-and-file Teamsters.

Newark Teacher Reformers Win Majority »

June 26, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

In a sign of growing teacher discontent at their continual scapegoating for all the ills of public education, a recently formed reform slate of teacher union activists in Newark, New Jersey, won a majority on their local union’s executive board yesterday, losing the presidential spot by only...

Summer of Solidarity: Tour Will Connect the Grassroots »

June 25, 2013 | Stephen Lech

Veterans of local struggles want to pay it forward and do some proactive solidarity with struggles around the country. Watch for them in August.

Fast Food Strikes: What's Cooking? »

June 24, 2013 | Jenny Brown

After years of downplaying strikes, the union that’s funding fast food organizing is now embracing the tactic. The Service Employees have underwritten short strikes by fast food workers in seven cities in the last two months.

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June 22, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 17 junio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of June 17, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Strikers Defend Legal Services for the Poor »

June 21, 2013 | Ian Davie

Attorneys who defend tenants, domestic violence survivors, and people with disabilities in New York are on strike. Drastic benefits cuts would turn their job into a revolving door, they say, eroding the quality of legal advocacy available to low-income people.

A Doomsday Budget, and Starving for Safety »

June 21, 2013 | Penny Jennewein and Gwen Snyder

Two Philadelphia parents and two school lunchroom staff have committed to consume nothing but water till the city and the state reverse drastic cuts. The district intends to lay off 1,200 student safety staff.

Private Equity Stalks Hospitals »

June 20, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

Workers rushed to a Brooklyn hospital for an emergency rally to keep it "Open for Care"—after administrators began diverting patients away. In New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, unions are battling shadowy operators with dollar signs in their eyes.

Newswatch: Summer Vacation (or Not), Disneyland Coup, Interns' Revenge, Does Someone Have to Go?, and More »

June 19, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury | Jane Slaughter

Florida just prohibited cities from mandating sick leave, and a survey shows Congressional staffers trust CEOs more than unionists. But it's not all bad news: Adjuncts at religious colleges get the green light to unionize, and interns are finally getting some respect.

Time to Update the Union Handbook on ‘Just Cause’ »

June 18, 2013 | Robert M. Schwartz

Almost all union contracts in the U.S. and Canada require the employer to have a good reason before disciplining or firing you. But few spell out what the words mean—leaving workers to churn in the jelly-like universe of “I know it when I see it.”

Turkish Unions Strike Again, Bolstering Call for Government to Resign »

June 17, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

Some 800,000 workers struck Monday. "The people’s resistance and mobilization is in its 20th day," unionists wrote. Anti-government protests have united civilians, students, labor activists, and Turkey's middle class.

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June 15, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 10 junio, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of June 10, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

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