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Where does our food come from? “Farm to fork” may sound like a doctrine for foodies, but for workers in food production and service, struggling for decent jobs, it’s an organizing goal, as they attempt an alliance to take on the food mega-corporations.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.