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21 adults in masks outside a school. Together they hold "CAUTION" tape. Handmade signs say "100% remote start," "no mas muertes," "ready or not," "we demand safe schools," "no more martyrs for the DOE #Remote until it's safe" and "people got sick in this buidling."

School and Campus Workers Say: Not Until It's Safe »

September 18, 2020 | Alexandra Bradbury

The push to reopen schools and campuses is hitting educators with a brutal fact: your employer will place you in deadly danger for the sake of the economy.
Black and white drawing shows boss looking annoyed while three workers in his office open cabinets and read through his files

VIDEO: Use Information Requests to Put Some Oomph into Your Contract Enforcement »

September 18, 2020

Labor Notes is pleased to present a series of free webinars taught by veteran Boston labor lawyer Robert M. Schwartz.

Chicago Health Care Workers on Strike for Safe Staffing, $15 Minimum, PPE »

September 16, 2020 | Lillian Osborne

On Friday a Cook County judge filed a partial injunction against nearly 5,500 health care workers preparing to strike the University of Illinois at Chicago’s hospital, clinics, and other campus divisions.

Graduate Employees at University of Michigan Strike over COVID, Police »

September 14, 2020 | Michael Merriweather

UPDATE, September 18: GEO membership voted to accept the University of Michigan’s second offer on September 16 and end the nine-day strike. At the union’s largest membership meeting yet, 78 percent of nearly 1,400 members in attendance voted in favor of the agreement.

New York City Teachers Work Outdoors after a Co-Worker Tests Positive »

September 14, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

UPDATE, September 18: Amid continued protests, yesterday Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the start of in-person school in New York City will be further delayed for most students.

Students Mobilize to Defend Disciplined San Antonio Teacher »

September 14, 2020 | Luke Amphlett

My school district put me on administrative leave for organizing workers at my school. Then students and community members led a huge campaign that forced my reinstatement in just three days.

Review: Dying for an iPhone: Apple, Foxconn, and the Lives of China’s Workers »

September 11, 2020 | Elaine Lu

Jenny Chan, Mark Selden, and Pun Ngai did extensive field research for almost 10 years to produce Dying for an iPhone.

School Is Remote—Can I Get Leave to Stay Home with My Kid? »

September 10, 2020 | Robert M. Schwartz

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 (FFCRA), passed by Congress in March, mandates up to 12 weeks of paid, job-protected time off for workers who must stay home to car

Canadian Auto Workers Fight for Contract Transparency »

September 10, 2020 | Rebecca Keetch

As bargaining at the Detroit 3 automakers kicks off in Canada, union members are fighting back against a longstanding undemocratic contract ratification process.

Trump Labor Board Upends Special Status of Union Stewards »

September 9, 2020 | Robert M. Schwartz

And you thought it couldn’t get any worse!
Nurses in white scrubs with rainbow flags and accessories; one carries a sign "I Love My Trans Patients" with the trans flag (pastel blue, pink, and white stripes)

A Candid Conversation About Queers in the Labor Movement with Longtime Union Activists Miriam Frank and Desma Holcomb »

September 8, 2020 | Lena Ruth Solow


Pride at Work: Organizing for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Unions (1990)
A woman speaks at a strike rally while another woman interprets in sign language. Behind them is a palm tree, an apartment buidling or hotel, and a street sign "Boylston"

We Need a Disability New Deal, Too »

September 3, 2020 | Alexandra Bradbury

The subway is something I’ve always loved about New York City life. But my family can’t ride it together, because my daughter has cerebral palsy and 3 out of 4 stations have no elevator.

Ready to Work, But Not Indoors: Educators Bring Lawn Chairs »

September 3, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

Educators in Andover, Massachusetts, set up lawn chairs, folding tables, and laptops in the shade of trees and next to school tennis courts and got to work on their first day of professional development August 31.
woman outdoors holds sign: "You try 10% wage cut Carmel!"

Turn the Tables: Demand Concessions from Your Employer »

September 1, 2020 | Richard de Vries

Employers look at COVID-19 and see an opportunity to demand concessions.


Can concessions save jobs? Almost always they cannot, and certainly not in the big picture. Concessions can’t fix a collapsed market nor the 1%’s relentless assault on workers.
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Undergrad Workers Organize Wall-to-Wall at Kenyon College »

August 31, 2020 | K-SWOC Steering Committee

Undergraduate student workers—ranging from residence hall advisors, lifeguards, and library workers to art gallery assistants and student farmers—are organizing to form a union at Kenyon College, a small liberal arts college in rural central Ohio.

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