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In between exhortations to “Dump Bush!” it is not uncommon these days to hear trade unionists ask in exasperation, “What’s wrong with our political action?” There is no question that the political action policies, programs, and entanglements of our labor movement have contributed to the decline...

As the Postal Service (USPS) shifts towards a for-profit corporate model, managers have become more and more interested in “trimming the fat” by cutting loose employees deemed unnecessary. To do this, they have introduced a program on Long Island and in Flushing, New York called the “...

Opponents of a master contract covering 15,000 East and Gulf Coast longshore workers in the International Longshoremen’s Association are protesting a June 8 contract vote. They are alleging serious misconduct, including charges of voter intimidation, and misinformation about the time and...

There is no question that there was great support during the strike from other unions and groups of activists. But, suffice to say, no one who attended the forum was pleased with the employers’ actions, and they were even more disturbed by the union’s lack of aggressive response...

One thousand bus drivers won raises and other benefits after a two-week strike against four private companies that provide para-transit service to the elderly and disabled in New York City. The strike was led by members of the Drivers Coalition, a rank-and-file caucus that has been organizing...

Recent elections in New York’s United Federation of Teachers -- the nation’s largest teachers union local -- marked a sea change in the union’s internal politics.

In the short term, no serious challenge is posed to the Unity caucus, an efficient monolith which has dominated the UFT for...