Labor Notes Archive

August, 2012

GM Agrees to Mediate, Ending Colombian Hunger Strike
South Africa’s Mine Massacre Reveals Ugly Realities
After Sit-Down Strike, Philippine Airline Union Battles Outsourcing
Detroit Schools Hit With Class Size Explosion
Iraqi Labor Unions Still Struggling with U.S. Occupation’s Yoke
Home Care Workers: Still Waiting for Obama
NY Public Employees Hit Reset After Old Guard Pushes Contract Takeaways
U.S. Protests Tell GM to Resolve Colombian Hunger Strike
Detroit’s Wayne State University Looks to Destroy Tenure
Paper Workers Picket Obama Over Secretive Trade Negotiations
Brazil Union’s Highway Occupation Cancels GM Layoffs
Teamsters Lose Jobs when UAW Signs Sweetheart Deal
Making Sure a Strike Centers On Unfair Labor Practices
Lacking Contracts, New Orleans Teachers Use Old-School Tactics
Lips Sewed Shut, Colombia GM Workers Will Not Be Silent
Review: Organize or Die by Laura McClure
Nissan Workers Seek Fair Shake in Mississippi Plant
Ending Quebec Lockout, Steel Workers Limit Subcontractors

July, 2012

Eager to Unionize, Grad Workers Wait for NLRB’s Thumbs-Up
Unions Expect Verizon to Impose Terms, Ready to Walk Out Again
Arizona's Immigrants and Unions Organize Against 'Show Me Your Papers' Law
Con Ed Workers Back on the Job, Company Maintains Hard Line
Chicago Teachers Win Relief in Longer Day Battle, but War Not Over
Hotel Workers Tell Hyatt to Feel Their Pain as Boycott Grows
Supreme Court Opens Door to ‘Open Shop’
Whose Jobs Are We Bringing Home?
Power Company’s Lockout Risks New York City Blackout
No Rest for Wisconsin as Pizza Factory Strike Rises
Corporations Sell Longer Day, Chicago Teachers Aren’t Buying
Saying It’s Not about the Money, Chicago Teachers Inch Closer to Strike

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