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Supply Chain Workers Tell Walmart’s Dirty Secrets »

April 23, 2013 | Jenny Brown

Walmart has cut store staffing so severely that in some cases workers have no time to stock shelves, and the few remaining checkers face customers who’ve been waiting in line for 30 minutes.

Charter School Teachers Join the Union »

April 22, 2013 | Samantha Winslow

Teachers at Ivy Academia in Los Angeles are the latest to join a wave of union organizing victories at charter schools. Nationally, 625 charter schools are organized.

Noticias Laborales »

April 20, 2013 | Labor Notes

We are pleased to announce weekly postings in Spanish of labor news and analysis from the U.S. We’ll summarize several stories from the past week’s Labor Notes website. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends. Click to see the English version, too.

Coping with Michigan's Right-to-Work Law »

April 19, 2013 | Jane Slaughter

Teachers quickly settled contracts before Michigan’s right-to-work law took effect, locking in dues deduction. But most deals gave up a lot.

VIDEO: All on the Same Ocean »

April 18, 2013 | Alexandra Bradbury

Hong Kong dockworkers walk off the job and describe nitty-gritty working conditions at the world’s third-busiest port.

Fight Wage Theft with Direct Action »

April 17, 2013 | Aaron Giesa and Kari Koch

A model for fighting wage theft that is simple and classic: direct action organizing on a scale any group of workers could take on.

Viewpoint: A Strategy Based on Strikes Means Breaking the Law »

April 16, 2013 | Joe Burns

It was a welcome arrival on the labor scene late last year: an organizing strategy centered on workplace activism and strikes.

The 'Organizing Model' Goes Global »

April 15, 2013 | Erik Forman

It turns out the United States doesn’t export only Justin Bieber and Big Macs. We also export the trends of our labor movement.

Hong Kong Dockworkers Strike Attracts Huge Solidarity »

April 12, 2013 | Ellen David Friedman

Five hundred dockworkers are facing down the richest man in Hong Kong in a strike that has entered its third week and brought transport in the world’s third-busiest port to a virtual halt.

Kaiser Adds Staff after Mental Health Workers Expose Long Patient Waits »

April 11, 2013 | Jim Clifford

NUHW scored a win for patients when it forced Kaiser Permanente to address inadequate staffing at psychiatric facilities throughout the state.

Maggie Thatcher, Milk Snatcher »

April 10, 2013 | Sheila Cohen

“Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, out, out, out!” was the slogan chanted at so many demonstrations.

Saving a Hospital, Keeping Profit Out of Patient Care »

April 9, 2013 | Linda O’Neil, RN

Brooklyn nurses are fighting to save a needed hospital from real estate developers, and to stop for-profit companies from taking over New York patient care.

Immigrant Workers Strike Hits Warehouse Sector in Italy »

April 8, 2013 | Marco Zerbino

Immigrant workers from four countries struck the big parcel delivery companies in Italy, and forced them to honor contract terms.

Noticias Sindicales »

April 6, 2013 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 1 abril, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of April 1, in Spanish and English.

Private Sector Better, Cheaper? Not at All »

April 5, 2013 | Ron Patenaude

Politicians eager to “reform” public spending are looking for savings in all the wrong places.

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