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Occupy Movement Faces Arrests, Aims at Verizon and Foreclosures »

October 25, 2011 | Evan Rohar

Occupy Wall Street and the Communications Workers rallied against runaway corporate power at Verizon, while Detroiters marched to Bank of America and Occupy Oakland and Chicago faced arrests.

South Korea Sit-In Connects to U.S. ‘Occupiers’ »

October 25, 2011 | Kap Su Seol

As the U.S. ‘occupy’ movement struggles to hold its ground, protesters are connecting to South Korean activists who see their fight against out-of-control corporate power as tapping the same vein of frustration and outrage.

Fear is Biggest Obstacle, Says Farmworkers Union »

October 24, 2011 | Eduardo Soriano-Castillo

An undocumented farmworker leader was deported last week, reinforcing the findings of a new Farm Labor Organizing Committee report that says tobacco pickers struggling to organize are stymied by fear.

Auto Workers Approve Ford Contract after Hard Sell »

October 22, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

Ford workers ratified a new contract by 63 percent in mid-October. Their deal was patterned after the General Motors agreement, which passed by about 64 percent but contained smaller bonuses.

Alabama Workers Meet Harsh Immigration Law with Wildcats »

October 21, 2011 | Eduardo Soriano-Castillo

An all-out attack on immigrant workers, their families, and communities continues in the South and West. In Alabama, immigrant workers met it with a day of wildcat strikes.

Taxi Workers Become a Union—Officially »

October 20, 2011 | Mischa Gaus

On the top floor of AFL-CIO headquarters, overlooking the White House, a new union was born this afternoon. Or more accurately, it was given an official blessing. Taxi workers in New York had built their union for 15 years at the city’s airport taxi stands, restaurants, and kitchen tables, but...

New York Nurse Reformers One Step Closer to Power »

October 19, 2011 | Mark Brenner

Reformers inside the New York State Nurses Association are one step closer to taking power in the 37,000-member union after a federal judge ordered the outgoing leaders to seat the winners of an August election.


Auto Workers Approve Ford Contract after Hard Sell »

October 19, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

Ford workers ratified a new contract by 63 percent in mid-October. Though it was rich in up-front money, UAW reformers campaigned against the deal because it provides no bridge to first-tier wages for second-tier workers. First-tier wages are frozen for four more years and the hefty-looking...

Defend Your Breaks, and Defeat Retaliation »

October 18, 2011 | Ellen David Friedman

How do stewards resist relentless speed-up, fight to keep contractual breaks, and build support to protect activists when the inevitable retaliation comes? Start by “inoculating” members about the retaliation that is sure to follow bold actions.

Occupy Wall Street Holds Ground, with Labor's Help »

October 14, 2011 | Jenny Brown

Authorities scrapped a plan to dislodge Occupy Wall Street after a thousand people rallied to defend the encampment at daybreak. Unions called out members, backing a protest that’s put focus on wage cuts, layoffs, and foreclosures.


Ford Workers Opposing Contract in Early Votes »

October 13, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

Early results of voting on the new Ford-United Auto Workers contract give an edge to opponents of the agreement. Reformers in the union are organizing to get the 41,000 Ford workers to again vote “no” on their national contract, as they did in October 2009.

As U.S. OKs New Trade Deals, Salvadoran Workers Fight Their Fall-Out »

October 12, 2011 | Leah Wilson

Legal maneuvering and union-busting threaten to crush the organizing that’s unified workers across transnational companies in El Salvador. But Salvadoran unions and their allies are fighting to protect their fragile gains.

UAW-Ford Workers Organizing for 'No' Vote »

October 11, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

Early results of voting on the new Ford-United Auto Workers contract are nearly break-even, according to Detroit newspapers. Reformers in the union are organizing to get the 41,000 Ford workers to once again vote “no” on their national contract, as they did in October 2009.


Anger and Hope on the Streets of Chicago »

October 11, 2011 | Jerry Mead-Lucero

Thousands are marching Chicago’s streets this week to protest overwhelming corporate power and demand government action to create jobs and reconstruct a fraying social safety net. Dozens of actions are targeting bailed-out banks and corporate tax dodgers.

How Can We Solve The Jobs Crisis? »

October 10, 2011 | Mark Brenner

Three years into a staggering recession, Washington is finally talking about jobs. Unfortunately for 25 million people who can’t find full-time work or have given up looking, Congress is stuck on pea-sized proposals. Where are new engines of economic growth?

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