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Teacher Strike Threat Backs Off ExxonMobil »

November 15, 2018 | Barbara Madeloni

Sometimes the boss offers us a fight that directly exposes the destructive effects of corporate power.

In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that moment came when ExxonMobil asked for yet another handout from taxpayers—property tax exemptions totaling $6 million.

UPS Vote No Activists Take Over Big Dallas Local »

November 14, 2018 | Alexandra Bradbury

Reformers in the Teamsters have the wind at their backs. A rank-and-file slate swept to victory November 10 at Local 767 in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, the largest UPS local in the South.

What Vermont Paraeducators and School Bus Drivers Learned When They Almost Went on Strike »

November 9, 2018 | Emma Mulvaney-Stanak

What do you do when your employer suddenly turns hostile? After years of relatively friendly labor relations, in 2015 the school board in rural Brandon, Vermont, shut down negotiations and imposed its terms: higher health care costs and minimal raises.

Election Roundup: A Mixed Bag, But Good Riddance to Scott Walker »

November 9, 2018 | Samantha Winslow

How did states with high-profile union fights fare in the 2018 midterms? The elections were a mixed bag.

Hospitals Torch Safe Staffing Limits in Massachusetts »

November 7, 2018 | Chris Brooks

Massachusetts nurses suffered a devastating defeat at the polls yesterday as a union-led ballot initiative, Question 1, lost by more than 2 to 1.

Question 1 would have improved hospital care by limiting the number of patients that bedside nurses could legally be assigned.

In Iowa, Pioneering Undergrad Workers Union Keeps Growing »

November 6, 2018 | Meghan Brophy

At a small liberal arts college in rural Iowa, students who work in the libraries, mailroom, and other campus workplaces have undertaken an ambitious organizing drive.

Viewpoint: With No Contract Campaign, New York Teachers Wasted the Moment »

November 6, 2018 | Kevin Prosen

My union, the United Federation of Teachers, representing 80,000 active school employees, has reached a new three-year agreement with New York City. It was announced over the weekend that the contract had been approved by an 87 percent vote.

Jasic Detainee #1: The Story of Worker-Poet Mi Jiuping »

November 5, 2018 | HZ

Note: Mi Jiuping, one of the central worker-leaders of the Jasic union formation effort in China’s manufacturing hub of Shenzhen, is now a detainee at the Shenzhen Number 2 detention center for his

The Jasic Workers' Struggle in China »

November 5, 2018 | Labor Notes

This summer, workers at the Jasic welding-equipment factory in China's manufacturing hub of Shenzhen were brutally repressed during their efforts to form a union.

Stand By Me: Sun-Maid Workers Win By Sticking Together »

November 2, 2018 | Joshua Kob

Teamsters who package and process raisins for Sun-Maid succeeded in “raisin” their wages with a two-week strike in September.

Indianapolis Janitors Push for Health Care, Sick Days, and a Living Wage »

November 1, 2018 | George Fish

Forty-eight Indianapolis janitors and supporters, including two Indianapolis City-County Council members, were arrested while staging a sit-in October 25 at the intersection next to the corporate headquarters of Eli Lilly, Indiana’s richest corporation.

Book Review: A History of America in Ten Strikes »

October 31, 2018 | Dave Kamper

At first glance, one might be forgiven for thinking that A History of America in Ten Strikes is some kind of social-media-driven “listicle” book.

Labor's Real Innovators Will Come from the Ranks, Not the Corporate World »

October 24, 2018 | Chris Brooks

“Put your faith in the rank and file” was the advice that famed longshore union organizer Harry Bridges used to give. But instead of turning to union members for the bold ideas we need, some labor leaders are taking cues from the corporate world.