All Articles

Searches titles and body text

Out of the Closet: A Sanitation Worker Fights Discrimination »

February 26, 2015 | Arlena Dean

Management had to go to arbitration for trying to put me in that closet. The arbitrator thought it was disgraceful. But they still won’t let me in the women’s locker room.

Chicago Teachers Force Rahm into a Runoff »

February 25, 2015 | Samantha Winslow

On election night the Chicago Teachers Union and its new independent political organization didn’t knock out Mayor Rahm Emanuel—but they did take him down a notch, forcing him into a runoff with the union’s preferred candidate, Jesus “Chuy” Garcia.

VIDEO: What If Unions Took to Heart the Need to Organize Their Own Members? »

February 24, 2015 | Mark Brenner

Too often when we start talking about organizing, we immediately focus on workers outside of unions.

Telecom Strikers Win Limits on Outsourcing »

February 23, 2015 | Julia Kann

FairPoint workers in New England have ratified a new contract, ending the longest U.S. telecom strike in decades. The deal limits subcontracting and averts two-tier wages, but wipes out the pension for new hires.

Finally, Cablevision Caves »

February 20, 2015 | Alexandra Bradbury

Three years after voting to unionize, 262 Brooklyn Cablevision technicians have won their first union contract—and it’s a good one.

Review: Can Labor Save Itself? »

February 18, 2015 | Eric Dirnbach

Sociology professor and unionist Stanley Aronowitz challenges the labor movement to decide what it wants to be. Could we once again lead the way to transforming our whole society?

Mexican Teachers Resist Their Own Brand of ‘Education Reform’ »

February 17, 2015 | Jane Slaughter

Teachers in Oaxaca, Mexico, took their fight against their government’s punitive “education reform” to a new level in the past month, with highly visible actions against legislators, political parties, and even airports.

Steward's Corner: Use Recertification to Build Your Union »

February 16, 2015 | Samantha Winslow

Many thought Governor Scott Walker’s anti-union Act 10 would be a death sentence for Wisconsin’s public sector unions. But teacher unions around the state have taken the law’s obstacles and turned them into organizing opportunities.

UConn Graduate Workers Press for a First Contract »

February 13, 2015 | Puya Gerami

Graduate workers' teaching and research helps generate tens of millions of dollars for UConn each year. Yet they're paid meager stipends—and forced to hand 10 to 22 percent of their incomes back to the university in student fees.

Voices from Kaiser Hawai’i Picket Lines »

February 12, 2015 | Jonah Pascual, Cindy Aban, Gerald Penaflor, Ray Bragado, and Gracie Esperanza

A six-day strike last week closed down 10 of Kaiser Permanente’s 22 Hawai’i clinics. The sticking point in negotiations is staffing.

At Last, Private Sector Faculty Get Green Light to Unionize »

February 11, 2015 | Alexandra Bradbury

A new Labor Board ruling could finally unstick the unionization of professors in the private sector—a project that’s been stalled for 35 years.

Chicago Teachers Take On Rahm Democrats »

February 9, 2015 | Samantha Winslow

The teacher union and its allies are making a bid to channel the spirit and unity of the 2012 strike into unseating “Mayor 1%” and his city council cronies.

Union Official Links Foxconn Deaths to Excessive Overtime »

February 5, 2015 | Yi Xi

China's official union federation has taken the unusual step of publicly criticizing the country's largest private employer. Foxconn worker deaths continue, though the company has gotten better at covering them up.

A Harrowing Account of Working on the Docks »

February 4, 2015 | Vivian J. Malauulu

What about the nights I moved humongous, unsteady cargo like coils, pipes, plates, and tires across uneven terrain and stacked them perfectly in the dark, with nothing but the dim light of my heavy lift to guide me? Was I a thief then?

Jail Infirmary Workers Raise Alarm on Unsafe Staffing »

February 2, 2015 | Leah Samuel

In Pittsburgh, as health care workers at the Allegheny County Jail fight for better care for inmates, they are finding allies among community activists.

Pages