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Subway Woes? Don't Blame Workers »

May 9, 2018 | Laura Gabby

“Dirty, delayed, and dangerous.” That’s the slogan of a new ad campaign that blames New York City’s subway woes on construction unions.

Debate: How Should Unions Deal With Free Riders? »

May 4, 2018 | Labor Notes

The U.S. is quickly becoming an open-shop country. A majority of states now have “right-to-work” laws, and the Supreme Court’s decision in Janus v. AFSCME is likely to make right to work the law of the land in the public sector.

West Virginia Strikers Headline Biggest Labor Notes Conference Ever »

May 4, 2018 | Dan DiMaggio | Jonah Furman

Troublemaker Awards

Viewpoint: How One Union's Image Got an Upgrade »

May 3, 2018 | Bruce Nissen

Viewpoints

Viewpoint: To Thrive after Janus, Deeper Changes Are Needed »

May 3, 2018 | Marian Swerdlow

Viewpoints

Viewpoint: An Injury to the Contract Is an Injury to All »

May 3, 2018 | Les Caulford

Viewpoints

Here's How Arizona Teachers Organized Their First-Ever Statewide Strike »

April 27, 2018 | Chris Brooks

Feature: Teacher Uprising Grows

The Teacher Uprising Spreads Far and Wide »

April 27, 2018 | Labor Notes

Feature: Teacher Uprising Grows

Teachers Make Gains When They Make Trouble »

April 27, 2018 | Samantha Winslow

Feature: Teacher Uprising Grows

Oklahoma Teachers Walk Out for Nine Days, Win Precarious Gains »

April 27, 2018 | Samantha Winslow

Feature: Teacher Uprising Grows

Viewpoint: Unions Are Class Organizations, and Should Act Like It »

April 27, 2018 | Jonathan Kissam

Viewpoints

Massive Crowds Flood Capital as Arizona Teachers Stage First-Ever Statewide Walkout »

April 27, 2018 | Jonah Furman

Seventy five thousand teachers and allies in red shirts flooded the streets of Phoenix as Arizona educators launched a statewide walkout on April 26 for increased school funding and raises for all school employees.

Columbia Grad Workers Set to Strike, As Admin Refuses to Bargain »

April 23, 2018 | Katie Fustich

Graduate students at Columbia University are on the verge of a strike over the university’s refusal to bargain with their union, Auto Workers Local 2110.

Contracted Hospital Workers Win Job Security »

April 16, 2018 | Laurel Albina

For the first time in 15 years, 4,000 subcontracted hospital housekeepers and dietary workers in British Columbia have job security. They won that peace of mind by pulling off a series of escalating actions on the job.