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Auto Workers at the Auto Show: End Two-Tier! »

January 6, 2011 | Dianne Feeley and Jeanne Rascoe

As the Detroit International Auto Show opens January 9 and PR glitz is sprinkled everywhere, auto workers will be demonstrating against two-tier wages and the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. They’ll say what auto workers and the whole economy need is a strong union, and retooled plants that...

Saving California’s Public Sector »

January 6, 2011 | Jim Miller, Fred Glass

While the midterm elections were a corporate-led bloodbath most places, California put a brake on the Tea Party express. Billionaire CEOs lost their races, despite record-breaking campaign cash and non-stop public employee union bashing.

Canadian Postal Workers Fight Closures, Speedup, Two-Tier »

January 5, 2011 | George Floresco

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers aims to stop cuts despite hard times, less mail, and their boss’s love affair with machines. CUPW is reaching out to the public, proposing expanded services.

Ohioans Protest Governor’s Attacks on Employees, Jobs, Services »

January 4, 2011 | Dan La Botz

Ohio activists will protest at Republican Governor-elect John Kasich’s inauguration events this Saturday. Backers of the “Defend Ohio” campaign will march to the Statehouse in Columbus with signs and slogans in support of public employees and public services.

Flight Attendants Charge Delta With Election Intimidation »

January 3, 2011 | Simone Cerasa

Delta flight attendants have submitted more than 150 reports to the government that they were coerced, intimidated, or influenced by Delta Airlines during their recent union election. They are asking for a re-vote.

Mexico’s Drug War Wreaks Havoc on Workers »

January 3, 2011 | Dan La Botz

Mexico’s drug war—with a total of 31,000 deaths since December 2006—has wreaked havoc on workers, their communities, and their workplaces. While the victims are principally drug dealers, police, and soldiers, others include farmers, factory workers, migrant workers, teachers, doctors, and...

Made in Dagenham: Women Auto Workers on Screen »

December 30, 2010 | Steve Early

In 1968 women auto workers in their own sex-segregated department at Ford's Dagenham, England, plant shut down their sewing machines and showed the lads how union solidarity was done. "Made in Dagenham" is their story.

Public Sector, Public Good »

December 27, 2010 | Mark Brenner

Dumping on public workers is so “common sense” these days that even a few fellow unionists are piling on. The head of the New York City building trades council joined a business-backed group formed to attack public unions.

Those with Least Are Doing the Most »

December 23, 2010 | Eduardo Soriano-Castillo

During this holiday break it’s inspiring to remember that sometimes it’s those with least who are doing the most to fight for the ideals that many of us will celebrate in the coming days.

Auto Worker Strikes in China: What Did They Win? »

December 23, 2010 | Boy Lüthje

Last summer’s spontaneous auto worker strikes in China reverberated throughout the country and overseas. Will they rejuvenate Chinese unions?

Billionaires Target Teachers—and Take the Gloves Off in Illinois »

December 21, 2010 | Howard Ryan

A billionaire gang headed by Bill Gates and Eli Broad wants to convert America’s public schools, with its $600 billion in annual public expenditures according to the Department of Education, into a corporate-owned test-score factory. Their plan faces teacher resistance, and nowhere more so than...

Public Employees: Myths and Realities »

December 20, 2010 | Mark Brenner

With all the venom directed at public employees these days, it’s hard to separate the facts from the attacks. Here’s a guide to common claims made about government spending, taxes, and public employees.

Honda Workers in Mexico Face Repression, Firings »

December 20, 2010 | Huberto Juárez Núñez

Honda workers at a Mexican factory felt compelled to wear bags over their faces to ward off reprisals from management as they announced their new union. But today management fired the new union's leader. Help is requested.

New York Wage Theft Law Raises the Bar »

December 17, 2010 | Jenny Brown

In what advocates called “a stunning win” for workers across New York state, outgoing Governor David Paterson has signed a law that escalates penalties against thieving employers and protects workers who stand up against wage theft at their jobs.

Pope Campaign Submits 50,000 Signatures for Teamster Election »

December 17, 2010 | Nick Perry

Sandy Pope is running for president of the Teamsters against James Hoffa. She needed 34,000 members to sign petitions to make her an accredited candidate and get access to the membership list and the Teamster magazine.

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