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The late Teamsters president Jimmy Hoffa talking on the phone in a car.

Viewpoint: 'The Irishman' May Win an Oscar, But It Shouldn't Win Union Members' Hearts »

February 5, 2020 | Barry Eidlin

Martin Scorsese’s movie The Irishman—up for best picture at the Oscars this weekend—is sparking interest in union president Jimmy Hoffa, 45 years after he disappeared.

Worker saying, "A. Philip Randolph once said, 'At the banquet table of nature there are no reserved seats. You get what you can take, & you keep what you can hold. If you can't take anything, you won't get anything, & if you can't hold anything, you won't keep anything. And you can't take anything without organization." Worker waves a flag "union power." Zoom out to boardroom with banner: "GenericCorp Celebrates Black History." Suited man says "I thought this would be more about jazz or 'brotherly love.'"

Comics Against the 1%: Black History Month »

February 4, 2020 | Dan Mendez Moore

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A white man and a Black man hold signs: "On Strike for Our Students; UTLA"

Teacher Strikes Boost Fight for Racial Justice in Schools »

February 4, 2020 | Samantha Winslow

One year ago, Los Angeles teachers on strike were demanding an end to random searches where students were yanked out of class to be frisked. By the time they walked back into work, they had won a partial victory.

Eight Thousand Hospital Workers Strike in Seattle »

January 31, 2020 | Steve Leigh

After nine months of fruitless negotiations, 8,000 hospital workers in the Swedish Medical Center chain in Seattle walked out January 28 on a three-day strike.

Review: The Long Deep Grudge: A Story of Big Capital, Radical Labor, and Class War in the American Heartland »

January 28, 2020 | John Lepley

“Irresponsible radicals.” That’s what International Harvester (IH) President John McCaffrey called the leadership of the Farm Equipment and Metal Workers Union (FE) in the midst of a 1947 strike. Clearly, he didn’t care much for the FE.

TV Review: A Slowdown and a Strike Get the Goods on Bob's Burgers »

January 28, 2020 | Kelly Gilbert

This is the latest installment in an occasional series where we evaluate the “union episode” of a television show.
Brookline paraeducators with signs lining hallway of school.

Paraeducators Join the National Uprising of School Employees »

January 24, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

Teachers around the country have been schooling us all with their strike wave. But schools depend on more than just classroom teachers. Recently paraeducators, a vital—and criminally underpaid—part of the public school workforce, are starting to rise up too.
Dedham educators in red, on a picket line, with red and white signs.

Strikes Are Hard Work »

January 13, 2020 | Barbara Madeloni

They stood on a picket line at the entrance to the school parking lot: seven educators out on strike for the first time.
Nine Black film industry parking attendants in coats, smiling with fists up, indoors, in front of an NLRB office in New York City.

Can Workers Still Use the National Labor Relations Board under Trump? »

January 9, 2020 | Gabrielle (Gay) Semel

For those following labor law issues, each week seems to bring a new horror story about the

Oakland teachers marching down the street en masse with two bullhorns and a sign.

How We Organized The Oakland Teachers Strike »

January 7, 2020 | Keith D. Brown, Ismael Armendariz, Chaz Garcia

We organized a seven-day strike last February and March that united 3,000 Oakland public school educators with parents and community against a billionaire-backed school board.

Amazon Warehouse Workers Deliver Christmas Walkout »

January 3, 2020 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall

Workers at Amazon’s DSM1 warehouse in Sacramento celebrated Christmas in their own fashion—by walking out. It was the latest move in their campaign for paid time off.

2019 Year in Review: Workers Strike Back »

December 20, 2019 | Joe DeManuelle-Hall | Dan DiMaggio

2018 could have been a tough act to follow. It’s not every year that a grassroots movement of teachers captures the nation’s attention.

A Busy Year for Labor Notes! »

December 20, 2019 | Dan DiMaggio

Labor Notes has been at it for 40 years. But 2019 will go down as one of our busiest and most productive yet.

Six UAW Locals Back Direct Elections of Top Officers »

December 18, 2019 | Chris Brooks

United Auto Workers activists are making a push for a specially called national convention to amend the union’s constitution and mandate that its top positions be elected by a direct vote of the members.

Review: Longtime Labor Reporter Describes the Decline of Worker Power »

December 18, 2019 | Steve Downs

Early in his new book, Beaten Down, Worked Up: The Past, Present, and Future of American Labor, former New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse makes a striking observation.

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