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Chicago Teamsters Mull Strike at UPS »

October 12, 2018 | Alexandra Bradbury

If UPS keeps stonewalling in upcoming bargaining, members of Chicago-area Teamsters Local 705 will take a strike vote in early November, for a possible walkout the week after Thanksgiving. That’s peak season at UPS.

Beyond $15 at Amazon »

October 11, 2018 | Jonathan Rosenblum

“Power concedes nothing without a demand,” abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass declared 161 years ago.

Gas Workers Defend the Next Generation, As Lockout Enters Fourth Month »

October 10, 2018 | Joe Ramsey and Barbara Madeloni

There’s a reason his employer wants to eliminate pensions for new hires, said corrosion technician Andy Colleran: “National Grid is trying to break the union from within.”

Teacher Strike Wave: By the Numbers »

October 4, 2018 | Jasmine Kerrissey

Five percent of all U.S. workers in K-12 public education walked out on strike this spring. It’s by far the biggest spike in teacher strikes in a quarter-century.

Election Landslide Raises Hopes for Mexican Labor »

October 4, 2018 | Jeffery Hermanson

The landslide victory of Andrés Manuel López Obrador (“AMLO”) in the Mexican presidential election in July has raised workers’ hopes for a revitalized and democratized labor movement.

Let Members Lead »

October 2, 2018 | Barbara Madeloni

It was a decisive moment in the West Virginia teachers strike. State union leaders, presenting a deal that would leave out some public sector workers, were greeted with a chorus of “back to the table!”

Review: It’s Time to Write Women Back into Labor History »

September 28, 2018 | Eve Ottenberg

Union women are leading labor forward. You can see it in the flurry of teacher strikes—Los Angeles teachers were the latest to authorize one—and in the September walkout by McDonald’s workers in many major cities, an anti-sexual harassment action linked to the Fight for $15.

NAFTA 2.0: What's the Deal? »

September 28, 2018 | Dan DiMaggio

What does a renegotiated NAFTA mean for workers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico? At best, it might stem some of the bleeding.

Effort to Form Union in China Meets Ferocious Repression »

September 25, 2018 | Elaine Hui

A group of workers in China’s manufacturing hub of Shenzhen tried something very rare this summer—they attempted to follow the legal process to set up a union.

Are Los Angeles Teachers Next? »

September 25, 2018 | Samantha Winslow

Who’s next to join the strike wave? The nation’s second-largest teachers local, in Los Angeles, kicked off the school year with a strike authorization vote.


With 81 percent of teachers voting, 98 percent backed a strike if mediation fails this fall.

It's Down to the Wire in Tense Talks at Health Care Giant Kaiser »

September 21, 2018 | Alexandra Bradbury

Bargaining between health care giant Kaiser Permanente and a new union alliance representing 38,000 of its employees has come down to the wire.


“Kaiser is playing hardball,” said Oregon Federation of Nurses and Health Practitioners President Adrienne Enghouse, a 21-year nurse.

Washington Walkouts Win Teachers Big Raises »

September 20, 2018 | Barbara Madeloni

Fifteen districts started the school year on strike in Washington state—the latest to ride the West Virginia wave.

West Virginia Teachers Launch Rank-and-File Caucus »

September 19, 2018 | Dan DiMaggio

A group of West Virginia teachers, including rank-and-file leaders of the nine-day strike earlier this year, have launched a cross-union caucus.

Unionized Judges and Public Defenders Demand Due Process for Immigrants »

September 10, 2018 | Lea Ramirez and Lupita Romero

Why have New York City public defenders been walking out of the courts in the middle of the day to hold spirited demonstrations in support of their clients?

Race and Labor: Let’s Talk About the Elephant in the Room »

September 5, 2018 | April Sims

“In your union or workplace, what’s a situation where you’ve observed or experienced racism?” That’s the first question we ask people to discuss, in groups of three, as part of a Race and Labor training that our state labor council has offered for 29 local unions and labor councils so far in...

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