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Britain Strikes for a Day »

July 11, 2014 | Sheila Cohen

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers shut down government offices and schools the length and breadth of Britain yesterday to protest not only their poverty pay but the loss of 400,000 public sector jobs.

VIDEO: Lyft and Uber Rebrand Illegal Cab Industry, at Workers’ Expense »

July 10, 2014 | Labor Notes Staff

How are "rideshare" startups getting away with flouting taxi regulations? Over cabbies' objections, they're worming their way into cities in the U.S. and Europe—because money talks.

Facebook Organizing: Legal Do’s and Don’ts »

July 9, 2014 | Julian Gonzalez

Workers are using Facebook to talk to each other about what happens on the job and in the union, and some are even using it to organize for change.

California Port Truckers Strike Closes Three Terminals »

July 8, 2014 | Alexandra Bradbury

Port truckers organizing with the Teamsters in Los Angeles and Long Beach are showing their growing leverage. This time their minority strike shut down one of the L.A. port's biggest terminals.

Interview: A Teacher Decodes Common Core »

July 7, 2014 | Samantha Winslow

Here's how the controversial Common Core standards, pushed by the Gates Foundation and now in force in 45 states, are affecting day-to-day work in the classroom.

“Them That’s Got Are Them That Gets”: Piketty’s Lessons for Activists »

July 3, 2014 | Toni Gilpin

Economist Thomas Piketty's new book Capital in the Twenty-First Century offers plenty of ammunition activists can use to expose inequality's scope and force. But don't look to him for solutions.

Jobs Gone Bad: Reality TV Workers Organize »

July 2, 2014 | Jenny Brown

Tricky bosses, faked timecards, excruciating hours, dangerous scrapes… Sounds like fodder for a television show, perhaps “America’s Next Worst Job.” But workers say these are the conditions in reality TV itself.

FLOC Launches Ambitious Plans in Tobacco Fields »

July 1, 2014 | David Flores

Organizers are converging on North Carolina this summer for the biggest farmworker union drive since Cesar Chavez. Their target: Reynolds American.

Supreme Court Deals a Blow to Home Care Workers »

June 30, 2014 | Samantha Winslow

Harris v. Quinn has struck down agency fees for Illinois's home care union, finding the workers to be only "quasi-public employees." The ruling sets the stage for future challenges to dues requirements in the rest of the public sector.

Viewpoint: When Patients Attack »

June 27, 2014 | Denise Duncan

This California health care union is calling for state regulations to beef up hospital security and reporting of assaults, after a survey found one in eight members faced violence on the job daily.

Viewpoint: How New York Transit Workers Broke the State Pattern »

June 25, 2014 | Steve Downs

The other state unions took big concessions, but we weren't about to accept such a bad deal. We proved that even unions not in a position to strike can beat back the worst of austerity.

As Good As It Gets? Hard Lessons from NYC Contracts »

June 25, 2014 | Mark Brenner

Public sector unions need to upend the bipartisan consensus and put raising taxes back on the table—or else “it could have been worse” may be the best they’ll ever do.

California Grad Employee Contract Shows Reform Works »

June 24, 2014 | Katy Fox-Hodess

Their new deal makes gains on a raft of social justice issues—including class size, child care, parental leaves, breastfeeding stations, opportunities for undocumented students, and all-gender bathrooms. Here's how they did it.

Brazilian Workers Buck Union Officials to Strike »

June 23, 2014 | Claudia Costa

The World Cup is in full swing, and official propaganda portrays Brazil as a wonderland. But Brazilians have been exposing the truth in demonstrations, protests, and strikes.