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Love These Contract Fights »
June 2, 2017 | Alexandra BradburyContract time is a gift. On an ordinary day, any number of work, family, and personal concerns compete for union members’ time and energy.
Nursing Home Workers Win Wage Gains with Credible Strike Threat »
May 26, 2017 | Leah FriedAfter close to three years of negotiations, stickers and leaflets weren’t getting the boss any closer to a fair agreement. The master contract covering 10,000 nursing home workers in Illinois had been expired for two years and extended several times.
Philly Teachers Call Off Work In Bottom-Up Campaign »
May 24, 2017 | Samantha WinslowTeachers and their unions turned out for May Day this year in St. Paul, Minneapolis, Oakland, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, Chicago, and Seattle. They held teach-ins at schools and pickets outside, and joined citywide demonstrations in solidarity with immigrant communities.
'Together and Unified,' AT&T Workers Launch Three-Day Strike »
May 19, 2017 | Dan DiMaggioForty thousand AT&T workers in 36 states launched a three-day strike on Friday afternoon, as they continue their push for new contracts with the telecom giant, the tenth largest company in the U.S.
How We're Surviving Right to Work: Conversations Are the Building Blocks for Milwaukee Teachers »
May 16, 2017 | Alexandra BradburyFor public-employee unions in Wisconsin, an open shop isn’t even the worst of it. The anti-union Act 10, which Governor Scott Walker forced through in 2011, mandated annual recertification votes and all but eliminated collective bargaining. Some unions gave up on staying certified at all—but not...
How We're Surviving Right to Work: Boston Postal Workers Use Grievances to Build the Union »
May 16, 2017 | Alexandra Bradbury“I think the key is get to them as often as you can, early in their career,” says General President Scott Hoffman. At each new-hire orientation, a representative walks new hires through the benefits the union has won. A week later there’s another chance, at the training session for window clerks...
How We're Surviving Right to Work: Oil Refinery Workers Get People in Motion »
May 16, 2017 | Alexandra BradburyThe key is collective action, says Steelworkers Local 675 Secretary-Treasurer Dave Campbell. His union represents 4,000 workers in California and Nevada, many of them at oil refineries where workers get a window of opportunity to drop their membership each time the contract comes up for...
