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Four Postal Unions Bury the Hatchet to Save Services, Standards »

March 27, 2014 | David Yao

Until now, disunity had dogged the postal unions. Management used the separate bargaining to push concessions onto them one by one, and the unions worked at cross purposes in their lobbying too.

Grievance Strike: New Tactic for University of California Grad Employees »

March 26, 2014 | Erik Green

A threat to strike over grievances won victories for student workers at the University of California Santa Cruz on workload and two-tier.

Showdown in a Company Town »

March 25, 2014 | Suzanne Gordon

Usually elected officials are reluctant to buck the biggest employer in town, but in Richmond, California, the mayor and the city council majority have taken a bold approach with Chevron, suing the oil giant for harming local citizens.

Conference 2014 Schedule Now Available Online! »

March 24, 2014 | Labor Notes

Browse the full schedule and get ready to learn, share, and recharge in Chicago April 4-6.

Insurgent Slate Wins Big in Leadership Race for L.A. Teachers Local »

March 21, 2014 | Samantha Winslow

An activist slate pledging to reenergize teachers to fight attacks on public schools has just won leadership of the second-largest teachers local in the country, in Los Angeles.

Review: Where’s the Rebellion in ‘12 Years a Slave’? »

March 20, 2014 | Marc Norton

Missing from the film is the spark of slave revolt that Solomon Northup portrayed so vividly in his book. He predicted "a terrible day of vengeance, when the master in his turn will cry in vain for mercy.”

Part of the Job? Confronting Workplace Sexual Violence in Chicago »

March 19, 2014 | Sheerine Alemzadeh

In Chicago, worker center organizers and advocates for rape victims have come together to combat sexual violence in the workplace.

Book Excerpt: Changing to an Organizing Culture »

March 18, 2014 | Labor Notes Staff

Our new book, How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers, shows how activists transformed their union. This excerpt tells a little about their internal organizing.

Seattle Marches to a $15 Beat »

March 17, 2014 | Paul Bigman

While the federal government mulls a $10.10 minimum wage, Seattle is poised for $15. And in case the city council compromises too far, labor and community groups are preparing to get the job done by ballot initiative.

Noticias Laborales: Inmigrantes en huelga de hambre, Choferes contra el SuperShuttle »

March 15, 2014 | Labor Notes

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

Theater in a Hospital Throws Spotlight on Inequality »

March 14, 2014 | Samantha Winslow

Edward Albee's play "The Death of Bessie Smith" portrays a segregated hospital in 1937. Staged inside an empty Brooklyn hospital wing, it's drawing attention to the "medical apartheid" hospital workers say persists today.

VIDEO: Meet Five Union Women »

March 13, 2014 | Dina Yarmus

An inspiring new short film is a tool to introduce younger women to the labor movement.

Making Noise: Solidarity with Immigrant Hunger Strikers »

March 12, 2014 | Rolando Avila

Hundreds of immigrants at a Tacoma, Washington, detention center began a hunger strike Friday in response to substandard living conditions at the hands of the for-profit center’s overseers.

D.C. Teacher Evaluation Errors Burn Teachers and Students »

March 11, 2014 | Elizabeth Davis

Oops! Evaluation scores used to determine which teachers are retained, rewarded, and even fired were miscalculated, D.C. teachers learned.

SuperShuttle Drivers Find Common Enemy in Veolia »

March 10, 2014 | Julia Kann

It’s been a bumpy road for SuperShuttle drivers attempting to organize at three D.C.-area airports. To win recognition, the drivers must prove they are employees—of a global corporation that charges them high fees to work.

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