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Reformers Sweep Vote in Verizon Union »

November 22, 2011 | Mischa Gaus

Verizon, look out—there’s a new union in town. A reform group took over a big New York City telecom local yesterday, pledging to re-energize the union. The election took place against the backdrop of a wrenching contract fight that’s dragged on since a two-week strike at Verizon in August.

Can Ohio Unions’ Rebuke To Republicans Be Sustained? »

November 22, 2011 | Dan La Botz

Ohio’s unions won a tremendous victory November 8 when they turned out voters to defeat an anti-union law by 22 points. Why'd they win so big, and what can unions in other states learn from their success?

Rank and File Slate Takes Over Giant California Campus Local »

November 21, 2011 | Marie Choi

After months of member-to-member organizing, a group of AFSCME Local 3299 rank and filers swept October elections in the 20,000-member union on University of California campuses.

Undocumented, Unafraid: Alabama Immigrants Resist Harsh Law »

November 18, 2011 | Eduardo Soriano-Castillo

Alabama's young immigrants led actions this week to declare they're undocumented and unafraid of the country's harshest anti-immigrant law. Weeks of organizing preceded a Capitol sit-in.

Teamster Election: Why Five More Years for Hoffa? »

November 17, 2011 | Ken Paff

Why is James P. Hoffa headed for re-election in the Teamsters this week, despite presiding over a decade of contract concessions and pension cuts?

What Can Unions Learn from the Occupy Movement? »

November 17, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

As tens of thousands celebrate the two-month anniversary of the Occupy phenomenon, why has Occupy's message—so similar to labor's—resounded more forcefully than unions' words and deeds?

Action on the Job: Tips and Traps »

November 16, 2011 | David Cohen, Judy Atkins

Workers have the right to organize and take action on the job, even with a contract and grievance procedure in place. But stewards need to know how to bend the rules without getting people in trouble.

Occupy Wall Street Regroups, as Union Allies Mobilize »

November 15, 2011 | Mischa Gaus

After an early-morning, military-style police eviction, Occupy Wall Street regrouped Tuesday. Protesters vowed the occupation would continue, as furious union allies said Thursday mobilizations would only grow in response to the raid.

SEIU Settles Sodexo’s Racketeering Suit, with Organizing Gains Uncertain »

November 14, 2011 | Mischa Gaus

The Service Employees' corporate campaign at the food-service giant Sodexo ended September in secrecy. It’s unclear if the agreement includes provisions that organizers say have led to success elsewhere.

Massachusetts Comcast Workers Seek Union Vote »

November 11, 2011 | Rand Wilson

Customer communication technicians in two Comcast offices in Massachusetts petitioned the National Labor Relations Board last Friday to supervise a union representation election.

Chicago Warehouse Workers Navigate Maze of Contractors to Organize »

November 11, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

The UE launched an organizing committee among the 50,000 warehouse workers southwest of Chicago, who handle a trillion dollars worth of goods every year. The union looks to unite workers from across the dizzying array of contractors that operate in the warehouses.

At Sotheby’s and Beyond, ‘Occupy’ Movement Boosts Unions »

November 10, 2011 | Mark Brenner, Jenny Brown

A visceral example of the disconnect between the 99% and the 1% has been the Sotheby's lock-out in New York, where Teamsters and occupiers are rallying together. It's a powerful one-two punch.

Korean Sit-In atop Crane Defeats Job Cuts »

November 10, 2011 | Kap Su Seol

After 309 days sitting in on top of a 115-foot shipyard crane, a South Korean welder has won an agreement that her multinational employer will rehire 94 laid-off workers.

Ohio Unions Deliver Stunning Defeat to Republicans »

November 9, 2011 | Dan La Botz

Ohio’s unions won a tremendous victory Tuesday when they overturned Senate Bill 5 by a 61 to 39 margin, handing Republican Governor John Kasich a defeat and continuing labor’s recent ascending trajectory.

Auto Workers Win Right to Wear Protest T-Shirts »

November 9, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

Workers at General Motors’ Fairfax plant in Kansas City, Kansas, have won the right to wear T-shirts that call their factory a "penitentiary." GM backed down and reversed the suspensions of workers disciplined for wearing the shirts.

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