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Discipline and Punish: The New Unemployment 'Reform' »

May 14, 2013 | Gordon Lafer

The arguments used to end welfare have been turned on the unemployed. States are cutting back unemployment benefits and forcing recipients to take lower-paid jobs—and even the employed are affected.

Paid Sick Leave, At Last? »

May 13, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Momentum is building as four cities and one state have passed paid sick leave provisions, with New York City passing a bill May 8. Still, the benefits are skimpy by international standards.

Noticias Laborales »

May 11, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 6 mayo, 2013, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of May 6, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Detroit Fast Food Workers Join Strike Wave »

May 10, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

“Want to know what all the fuss is? We are standing up for justice!” yelled enthusiastic fast-food strikers in Detroit this morning.

Bakery Workers Speak Out after Immigration ‘Silent Raid’ in Oakland »

May 10, 2013 | Katie Loncke and Carlos Estrada

It seems no coincidence that 125 undocumented workers at an Oakland industrial bakery were suddenly fired, shortly after they started asking for better wages and conditions. Some had worked there for decades.

Time to Pay Us Back at University of Wisconsin-Madison »

May 9, 2013 | Jason Lee

Graduate employees held a “grade-in” rally to draw attention to their vital work and fight their falling wages. Average take-home pay is $9,500 a year.

Republic Windows Sit-Downers Become Worker-Owners »

May 9, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Republic Windows workers inspired the country when they sat down inside their Chicago factory in December 2008, and now they’ll have the chance to inspire us again—this time as worker-owners.

AUDIO: Listen to Portland Troublemakers at School »

May 8, 2013 | Shamus Cooke

More than 250 enthusiastic folks attended the Portland Troublemakers School—a smashing success. Next up is New York City May 18.

Hong Kong Dockers Claim Victory »

May 7, 2013 | Ellen David Friedman (Strike Settlement) & Stephen Philion (Interview with Strike Leader Wu Yong Loy)

A 40-day strike of more than 500 dockworkers at the Port of Hong Kong ended with a settlement including a 9.8 percent wage increase—a much-needed sign that resistance to global capital is still relevant and possible.

Charley Richardson, 1953-2013 »

May 6, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Charley Richardson passed away on Saturday. What made him stand out among labor educators was his devotion to the workplace, his belief that the seat of workers’ power was their ability to control their conditions of work and to act together where it counted.

Noticias Laborales »

May 4, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 29 abril, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of April 29, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Adidas Caves, Pays Garment Workers What They’re Owed »

May 2, 2013 | Caitlin MacLaren

After the largest collegiate boycott of a top-three sportswear company in history, the big brands are forced to acknowledge they cannot walk away when their contractors deprive workers of legally earned money.

Fight for May Day’s Two Traditions »

May 1, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

More than a century after workers fought for the eight-hour day on May Day, the fight for decent hours continues. Join today's marches for immigrant rights!

Edging toward International Solidarity »

April 30, 2013 | Chun-Yi Lee

Chinese visitors say American unionists always want to know how Chinese workers organize so many strikes without unions and without legal protection. In return, they are amazed by the thick contracts that U.S. unions have won.

Terrorists? Arrest 'Em (Unless They're Walmart) »

April 29, 2013 | Marc Norton

When terrorists killed three people in Boston, the FBI moved heaven and earth. When Walmart suppliers in Bangladesh killed more than 360, the FBI sat on its hands. But those responsible are well known and could be easily apprehended.

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