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As Cargo Chains Grow, So Does Workers’ Leverage »

January 29, 2008 | Mark Brenner

Truck drivers at HUDD Distribution, a division of shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, walked off the job December 17 at the company’s facilities in South Gate and Mira Loma, California. The drivers, primarily Latino immigrants known as troqueros, shuttle goods between the massive port of Los...

A New Contract and a New Kind of Steward »

January 29, 2008 |




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Call Center Workers Win in Test of Card Check Ruling »

January 28, 2008 | Mischa Gaus

In New Hampshire's biggest private sector organizing win in four decades, 588 AT&T call center workers who handle passport processing questions joined Communications Workers (CWA) Local 1298 in early January...

Workshops at Rebuilding Labor's Power »

January 27, 2008

Labor Notes conferences consistently feature the most comprehensive list of workshops for labor activists. No matter what kind of work you do in the labor movement, you'll find a slew of workshops that fit your needs and expand your horizons. Check out our preliminary list below of what Labor...

Rebuilding Labor's Power takes talent! »

January 25, 2008

The Labor Notes conference boasts some of the most talented labor activists in the country and from around the world. We want to give you the chance to showcase your talent. In the past we have seen everything from singing, to juggling, to traditional Japanese dance.


So don't forget to...

Volunteers needed to help Rebuild Labor's Power »

January 21, 2008

Want to be part of making the 2008 Labor Notes conference the best organized ever and get a discount on registration at the same time?


Sign up now to become a conference volunteer and Labor Notes will consider a reduction in your registration fee on request. We will also match you with...

The program at Rebuilding Labor's Power »

January 17, 2008

Here at Labor Notes, we are starting to put together the program for Rebuilding Labor's Power and thought you might want a sneak peak:

Special pre-conference event »

January 11, 2008

For the first time ever the Detroit/Michigan National Lawyer's Guild Chapter & Sugar Law Center invite conference participants to arrive early and attend a reception they are hosting for the Authentic Workers' Front (Frente Auténtico del Trabajo) delegation on Thursday, April 10 at 6 p.m....

Conference Scholarships »

January 8, 2008

Labor Notes is committed to ensuring that, as far as is possible, potential delegates are empowered to attend the conference regardless of financial constraints.


If you would like to attend the conference but require financial assistance apply for a conference scholarship today. Our...

Rideshare to Rebuilding Labor's Power »

January 3, 2008

Call a regional contact near you to set up a ride-share to the conference so that you can save costs, have fun and arrive safely!



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Minus Members’ Power, Unions Face Mounting Bargaining Woes »

December 27, 2007 | Mark Brenner, Mischa Gaus, Chris Kutalik

William Ehman got acquainted with the current direction of collective bargaining in his industry from the back of a squad car. . . .

Immigration Targets Warehouse Workers Just Before Union Election »

December 27, 2007 | Mark Brenner

In New York City: Carpenters Embrace Immigrant Organizing »

December 26, 2007 | Tiffany Ten Eyck

It wasn’t long ago that unionized carpenters were more likely to attack immigrant workers as they worked on construction sites than welcome them into a union hall. . . .

Book review: Tony Mazzocchi: The Man Who Never Sold Out »

December 26, 2007 | Mark Dudzic

Tony Mazzocchi hated work. Don’t get me wrong. He was the hardest working labor leader I’ve ever met. The work he hated was the coerced, soul-numbing labor performed by untold millions in factories, offices and other hierarchical workplaces. . . .

‘Card Check’ Takes a Hit »

December 26, 2007 | Kim Moody

The National Labor Relations Board rewrote in September a 40-year-old doctrine that will undermine one of labor’s more successful organizing tactics—card-check recognition. . . .

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