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From Prosperity to Austerity: Dialing Down Our Expectations »

April 11, 2011 | Jenny Brown

During the '80s recession, Ronald Reagan looked into the camera and told us prosperity was around the corner. These days, his political heirs are falling over themselves to lower our expectations.

Madison: When Looking for Leaders, Look Around »

April 8, 2011 | Eric Cobb

Madison troublemakers went to school April 1-2. They’ve had plenty of reasons to get together in recent months, but the school gave them a chance to make sense of it all—and start planning next steps.

Trade Rep's Plan Won't Stop Murders of Colombia Unionists »

April 8, 2011 | Mischa Gaus

The U.S. Trade Representative announced a new “action plan” Wednesday to improve Colombia’s horrific history of thousands of unpunished murders of union activists. The Steelworkers and AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka opposed the deal, saying the “situation in Colombia remains unacceptably violent...

Wisconsin Voters Rebuke Governor »

April 7, 2011 | Jane Slaughter

Wisconsin labor put its candidate, Joanne Kloppenburg, on the state Supreme Court in statewide voting Tuesday, beating David Prosser, a Republican supporter of the governor, by just 204 votes. The upset was a remarkable repudiation of Governor Scott Walker’s attack on workers’ standard of...

Will Michigan Teachers Walk? »

April 7, 2011 | Howard Ryan

Faced with a Republican onslaught whose impact could be deeper than that seen in Wisconsin and Ohio, Michigan teachers are voting whether to authorize job actions. Their union seeks strike power to challenge the state's king-like "emergency managers."

Florida Tomato Pickers Challenge Supermarkets To ‘Do the Right Thing’ »

April 6, 2011 | Eduardo Soriano-Castillo

Thousands of Florida tomato pickers and their supporters have rallied at supermarkets, demanding that big corporate buyers use their purchasing power to improve conditions in the fields.

Reformers Take Over CWA Local 1400 »

April 5, 2011 | Aaron Brenner

Don Trementozzi had 25 years of experience in the labor movement as a rank-and-file activist and union official when he got a job at a Verizon call center in Worcester, Massachusetts and became a member of CWA Local 1400. The local has nearly 2,000 members working at 12 call centers in four New...

Hoffa Must Pay to Publicize Bribe Attempts »

April 5, 2011 | Jenny Brown

After six months of investigation, court-appointed election overseers have ordered Teamster President James Hoffa to acknowledge that he attempted to buy election support by offering jobs and pensions.

Wave of Actions Proclaims ‘We Are One’ »

April 4, 2011 | Bill Balderston and Chris Garlock

Chanting “we are one!” thousands of activists across the nation marched on Monday—the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Longshore workers in the ILWU shut down the Port of Oakland in solidarity with their brothers and sisters in the public sector, and students...

Unions Say ‘Strip the Scripts’ in Rite Aid Disputes »

April 4, 2011 | Jenny Brown

With Rite Aid workers striking six stores in Cleveland, longshore workers 2,300 miles away in California showed support by pulling prescriptions from its stores, part of a cross-union effort to defend health care and union rights.

Georgia: The New 'Show Me Your Papers' State »

April 1, 2011 | Mischa Gaus

Thousands rallied at the Georgia state Capitol last week, protesting anti-immigrant legislation. While Arizona-like bills are advancing in other Southern states, Georgia was the first to have a big show of opposition. Adelina Nicholls, executive director of Georgia Latino Alliance for Human...

Ohioans Can Overturn Anti-Labor Bill through Referendum—Again »

March 31, 2011 | Jerry Gordon

Ohio legislators have passed their bill destroying public sector bargaining rights. But the fight’s not over. Unions will take a referendum to voters, a tactic they've used to beat similar attacks before.

Hands in the Till Prompt Oversight of Big Verizon Local »

March 30, 2011 | Mischa Gaus

A New York City telephone workers local will be overseen by a monitor, after a union investigation revealed top leaders engaged in “a number of highly questionable practices involving compensation.”

What Happens If We Lose Dues Check-Off? Hand-Collecting and Thriving »

March 30, 2011 | David Cohen

When Kennametal Corp.'s contract with United Electrical Workers Local 274 expired, the company announced it would not abide by the dues check-off clause. Collecting dues by hand showed the strength of the union as an institution in the workplace. Members were united in keeping the union...

What Happens If We Lose Dues Check-Off? Check-Off by Other Means »

March 29, 2011 | Tom Smith

As public workers from Wisconsin to Idaho face legislative efforts to eliminate dues check-off rights, how we fund and sustain our organizations has become a central question. Here in the right to work South, where public employees have never had the right to bargain collectively, we struggle...

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