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VIDEO: 40 Years of Troublemaking in the Labor Movement »
March 29, 2019 | Alexandra Bradbury | Jane Slaughter | Bianca CunninghamSince 1979, Labor Notes has been home to the troublemaking wing of the labor movement. The pages of our magazine are filled with the stories of workers who are working to transform their unions, to take on the boss, to fight for racial justice.
Minnesota Amazon Workers Walk Off the Job over Speed-Up »
March 22, 2019 | Joe DeManuelle-HallAfter yet another speed-up in a workplace notorious for its lightning pace of work, workers at a Minnesota Amazon warehouse walked off the night shift for three hours.
Oakland Teacher Strike Builds Steam In California School Funding Fight »
March 21, 2019 | Samantha WinslowOn the heels of Los Angeles teachers’ winning strike in January, teachers in Oakland 340 miles north joined the strike wave. Three thousand teachers, alongside parents and students, led picket lines February 21-March 1 at the city’s 86 schools.
'It's Different Here' Is No Excuse »
March 19, 2019 | Chris BrooksI talk with labor activists all across the country. Plenty are inspired by strikes that happen elsewhere. But over and over I hear the same excuse for why they can’t make big demands or go on strike themselves: “It’s different here.”
Erie Locomotive Plant Workers Strike against Two-Tier »
March 15, 2019 | Saurav Sarkar | Dan DiMaggioThis article has been updated since the original version, first published March 1.
The Better Burn Barrel from the Boeing Strike Lives On »
March 7, 2019 | Alexandra BradburyIt’s just what you would expect from airplane engineers on strike—they reengineered the picket line burn barrel to be more efficient.
It's Our World to Make »
March 7, 2019 | Barbara MadeloniThe guy at the car rental counter found my T-shirt puzzling.
It was early on a Tuesday morning, and I had just flown back into L.A. Why, he wanted to know, was someone from Massachusetts wearing a shirt that said “United Teachers Los Angeles”?
