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The Itch to Twitch: How We Opened Up Our Union’s Webinar »

November 25, 2020 | Boyda Johnstone and Gerry Martini

When our union announced a mass Zoom meeting, we knew members wouldn’t get the chance to participate in any meaningful sense.

General Motors Returns to Oshawa—But Offers Only Second-Tier Jobs in a ‘Pop-Up’ Plant »

November 25, 2020 | Tony Leah and Rebecca Keetch

Unifor President Jerry Dias called it “a home run.” The media headlines were all about “reopening the Oshawa plant.”
A woman spoon-feeds a toddler seated at a table next to two more toddlers, also eating. Visible behind her is another row of kids in high chairs.

COVID Tipped the Scale: How King County Employees Made Childcare a Union Benefit »

November 24, 2020 | Michael Laslett

Ten thousand union members who work for King County, where Seattle is located, have won a $9 million fund to cover emergency childcare expenses this school year. Now the union coalition is pushing to make the benefit permanent.

Interview: If Only Unions Had Managed to Organize the South, Could Trump Have Been Avoided? »

November 23, 2020 | Chris Wright

At a time when activists and commentators are puzzling over the United States’ enduring conservatism, Michael Goldfield’s new book The Southern Key: Class, Race, and Radicalism

How Postal Workers Saved the Election »

November 20, 2020 | Jane Slaughter

The story of mail ballots in 2020 is the story of a union postal workforce willing to go to extraordinary lengths to make sure that every vote got delivered.

It Took a Boatload of Uber Cash to Beat Self-Organized Drivers »

November 19, 2020 | Brian Dolber

Workers suffered a devastating defeat in California’s Proposition 22, the most expensive ballot measure in U.S. history.
Urgent care doctors and staff in white coats picket alongside a sign held by union supporters that reads "Tacoma Is a Union Town."

Will Urgent Care Doctors Be Forced to Strike in a Pandemic for the Right to Go Home? »

November 17, 2020 | Zack Pattin

Update, April 30, 2021: UAPD settled a contract with MultiCare that, according to a statement from the union, provides access to N95 masks, raises for all members, "reasonable access to breaks and controlled closing times," and just cause protections with binding arbitration.
A bikeshare driver wearing a black mask stands in front of a red MoGo van.

While the World Focused on Midwest Election Results, Detroit Bikeshare Workers Won Their Union »

November 16, 2020 | Zach Rioux

On November 4, as the country was awaiting the results of the previous day's presidential election, my co-workers and I held our breath as we watched the proceedings of another election play out over Zoom.
Supporters of Prop 15 tabling for the measure with a big sign.

Why Did California's Tax the Rich Measure Lose? »

November 12, 2020 | Fred Glass

California’s Proposition 15, a labor-backed progressive tax measure, gave up the ghost on November 10 after a weeklong vote count.
A Latina canvasser wearing a mask and holding a clipboard speaks to an older man leaning on his gate about the election

Viewpoint: This Election Shows Labor's Ground Game Matters (Especially During a Pandemic) »

November 10, 2020 | Meredith Schafer and Martí Garza

Despite record turnout, the razor-thin margins that ousted Trump in the recent election sharply illustrate the important role of field work—in-person conversations and timely personal follow-up by trained canvassers—particularly when expanding the electorate with Black and Latino working class...
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Workers and Unions Must Remain Vigilant to Prevent Trump from Delegitimizing the Election, and to Stop Trump’s Desired ‘Coup’ »

November 8, 2020 | National Lawyers Guild Labor and Employment Committee

Now that Biden and Harris have won a decisive victory, not only in the popular vote but also in the electoral college, it is more important than ever for workers and their organizations to remain vigilant and not de-mobilize while making sure every vote is counted.
Three pictures: First one shows a happy child, hand in air, with Preschool for All yard sign; second shows a woman holding a handwritten sign: "Spending $787 on my classroom to start the school year is NOT okay! #InvestInEd #RedForEd"; third shows a young woman with a handwritten sign: "FAIR TAXES IS INVESTING IN US"

Ballot Measures: Mixed Results for Workers »

November 4, 2020 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

Note: This article was posted at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, November 4, as results from around the country were still coming in.
A collage of individual photos of teachers holding signs that say "Safer at six feet."

Massachusetts Teachers Sick Out for Six Feet »

November 3, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

Today 915 of the 1,000 union educators in Brookline, Massachusetts, took part in a sickout demanding a six-foot distance between people in classrooms.
Happy people in neon yellow RDU shirts, plus a man in a suit, raise jubilant fists in a legislative hallway

Most Expensive Ballot Initiative in California History Pits Uber and Lyft Against Drivers Who Built a Union from Scratch »

November 3, 2020 | Brian Dolber

During this election cycle, companies like Uber, Lyft, and Doordash—the so-called “gig economy” giants—have spent a record-breaking $200 million to pass Proposition 22 in California. The proposition would exempt these companies from basic labor law.
Outdoors, Stacey Davis Gates speaks at a podium with microphones; representatives of several other unions stand behind her, distanced apart

Here's How to Join Labor's Anti-Coup Network »

November 2, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

It’s election eve and anxious voters are wondering not only who will receive the most votes, but also: Will those votes be counted? Will the people or the Supreme Court select the next president? Will Trump supporters move beyond intimidation to violence to suppress the vote?

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