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Newark Teachers Size Up Peer Review, Merit Pay »

January 9, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

Is peer review a step forward for teachers, or a distraction to sell them on an unjust evaluation system that determines their pay? Union leaders call a new contract in Newark "groundbreaking," but some teachers are wary.

What To Do When the Boss Catches Wellness Fever »

January 8, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Wellness programs are designed to bring down employers’ health insurance costs by preventing illness. Some provide gym memberships or smoking cessation programs. Others require workers to pay more for their insurance if they don’t get certain screenings.

Auto Workers Protest 'Maquila' Conditions in U.S. »

January 7, 2013 | Jane Slaughter | Jane Slaughter

A group of auto workers and supporters will demonstrate at the International Auto Show in Detroit next Sunday and Monday, to call attention to the “maquiladora model” they say the auto companies are applying in their U.S. plants.

Coercive Wellness Programs Create Headaches »

January 7, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

The New Year brings promises to ourselves: to join the gym, quit smoking, get back on the diet wagon. In looking for help, watch out for management "wellness" programs: they have a not-so-hidden agenda.

U.S. Intervention in El Salvador, by Privatization This Time »

January 4, 2013 | Hilary Goodfriend

Unions in El Salvador are fighting a bill that would auction off everything from highways, ports, and airports to municipal services and higher education to private companies—mainly foreign multinationals.

Together Again: California Nurses and NUHW Join Forces against Kaiser »

January 3, 2013 | Steve Early

Two of U.S. labor’s biggest recent strikes against concessions were conducted by the California Nurses Association and the National Union of Healthcare Workers.

Ontario Next Right-to-Work Target? »

January 2, 2013 | David Bush

When Michigan's governor signed right-to-work bills into law last month, he gladdened the hearts of anti-union politicians next door in Canada. Could union stronghold Ontario be next?

Fired Teamsters Win Jobs after Illegal Company-Union Collusion »

December 31, 2012 | Ken Paff

Collusion between the United Auto Workers and a Ford contractor to cut wages and oust Teamsters members was flagrant, says the NLRB—so flagrant that the board is seeking an injunction to get displaced Teamsters their jobs back more quickly.

MUSIC: Singing Out Labor’s Power »

December 28, 2012 | Bob Harris and Alexandra Bradbury

Picket lines can be lonely places, but not when the New York City Labor Chorus shows up to serenade you with solidarity.

Los Angeles Wants to 'Reconstitute' Pioneering High School Despite Major Gains »

December 27, 2012 | Joseph Zeccola

Parents, students, and community leaders are rallying with teachers to defend Crenshaw High--and the innovative reform they created together.

Mexico to ‘Reform’ Education, Too »

December 26, 2012 | Dan La Botz

Mexico is poised to pass a national “education reform” bill that will assert government control over the education system, wresting it from the hands of a corrupt teachers union leadership.