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Minimum Wage Momentum—at the Airport »

November 15, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Several airports now have $15 minimum wages, including Seattle-Tacoma where workers recently won not only $15 an hour, but paid sick days and the right to sue over tip theft.

Machinists Defeat Boeing Proposal, Boo Union Brass Who Pushed It »

November 14, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Machinists at Boeing resoundingly voted down mid-contract concessions yesterday and then booed the union leaders who had pushed the proposal on a shocked membership.

Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Neutrality Agreements »

November 13, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether "neutrality agreements" are really just a bribe from the employer, and therefore illegal.

Fight for 15 Confidential »

November 12, 2013 | Arun Gupta

Fast food workers ask whether the national Fight for 15 campaign is worker organizing or a “march on the media.”

Boeing Blackmails Washington Workforce on 777X Production »

November 11, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Thirty-one thousand Machinists in Washington state were stunned to learn last week that their union is pushing mid-contract concessions under threat from Boeing to move work out of state.

Rank-and-File Reformers Oust 'In Bed' Rhode Island Teamsters »

November 7, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

A rank-and-file slate has taken over the Teamsters local representing all of Rhode Island. New officers will cut their salaries to free up money for member education and training.

Zero Tolerance Policies: Fortress or Paper Tiger? »

November 6, 2013 | Robert M. Schwartz

Bosses love zero tolerance policies, but if the union questions the policy, the employer is likely to cite contractual language giving it the right to issue rules and regulations. But often that claim doesn't hold up.

Video and Review: Down the Up Escalator »

November 5, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Meet the people who caused the Great Recession and those who continue to suffer from it, all of them infinitely human in the hands of Barbara Garson.

Lean In or Stand Up? »

November 4, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Sheryl Sandberg urges women to lean in at work, but Newark teachers felt more "leaned on" when Facebook officers came to town with $100 million to push merit pay.

A Solution to the Problems of the Faculty Majority »

November 1, 2013 | Jack Longmate

Contingent faculty, now the majority, are almost always paid on a discounted secondary pay scale. But a college in British Columbia shows another way is possible.

Portlanders Kicked, Arrested for Protesting Post Office Privatization »

October 31, 2013 | Jamie Partridge

Seven activists calling themselves "postal protectors" were arrested in Portland, Oregon's main post office Tuesday, the sixth time they were refused a meeting to discuss an end to privatization of postal jobs.

Pittsburghers Try a Community Union »

October 30, 2013 | Margot Nikitas

Pittsburghers are trying out a new organizing model: a rank-and-file community union that anyone can join, affiliated with the Steelworkers.

The 1963 March on Washington: Reclaiming Labor History »

October 29, 2013 | Tim Schermerhorn

The two big commemorations of the 1963 March on Washington this August just asked us to honor a well-attended march where great speeches were given. The march represented much more, which has been written out of history.

Auto Workers Try a New Angle at Volkswagen »

October 28, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

The United Auto Workers, so long frustrated in their attempts to organize foreign-owned auto plants in the U.S., may have found a different way in: a works council like those in Germany.

Tea Party, ALEC Prescribe CPR to Kill Pensions »

October 24, 2013 | Bruce Bostick

A tiny group of wealthy financiers and Tea Partyers calls the proposal “Cincinnatians for Pension Reform” (CPR). But unlike the medical procedure of the same name, this one would kill its patient.

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