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How to Phonebank When Members Screen Their Calls »

March 6, 2014 | David Levin

Teamsters in Rhode Island stunned the union old guard when they took back their statewide local last fall—thanks to this clever twist on phonebanking. Their get-out-the-vote campaign made the difference between victory and defeat.

Sexual Harassment Still ‘Normal’ in Low-Wage Jobs »

March 5, 2014 | Jane Slaughter | Jane Slaughter

Since sexual harassment is about power, not sex, it’s not surprising that low-wage women in lousy jobs get a lot of it.

What Working Women Want »

March 4, 2014 | Heidi Shierholz

Last year the typical woman worker made $15.10 an hour, while the typical man made $18.11. The persistent gender wage gap affects earners at all levels, high to low, from the boardroom on down.

Scab Bus Blocked at Port of Vancouver »

March 3, 2014 | Lataya Dailey, Dustin Hawks, and Shane Burley

The lockout of Pacific Northwest grain workers has hit a full year. They marked the grim anniversary with an early-morning direct action.

Noticias Laborales: Profesores titulares y los no titulares se unen en huelga, maestros de Portland casi se van a huelga »

March 1, 2014 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 24 febrero, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of February 24, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Vermont Bus Drivers to Strike over Dangerous Schedules »

February 28, 2014 | Jonathan Leavitt

Bus drivers in northern Vermont are set to walk out March 10. The local solidarity they’ve mustered could serve as an example for transit workers battling similarly extreme conditions around the country.

Book Excerpt: Campaigning for Union Office »

February 27, 2014 | Labor Notes Staff

An excerpt from Labor Notes' new book, How to Jump-Start Your Union, shows how Chicago Teachers Union activists in the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators campaigned for top offices, and won.

Organizers Worth Their Salt »

February 26, 2014 | Jane Slaughter

Bosses hate a salt—a pro-union worker who’s taken a job with the intent to organize. Many who salt say there are advantages to organizing from inside the workplace.

Portland Teachers Nearly Strike, Win 150 New Jobs »

February 25, 2014 | Elizabeth Thiel

After coming to the brink of what would have been the first strike in their union’s history, teachers are instead voting on a contract that reduces workload significantly.

Chicago Tenure and Non-Tenure Faculty Unite in Strike for First Contract »

February 24, 2014 | Dawn Tefft

Tenure and non-tenure faculty at University of Illinois at Chicago went on strike February 18 and 19 for the first time in the university’s history.

Noticias Laborales: Kellogg's Cierre Patronal, Salario Mínimo en Washington, D.C. »

February 22, 2014 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 17 febrero, 2014, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of February 17, 2014, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Activists Win Coordinated Wage Boost in D.C., Nearby Counties »

February 21, 2014 | Katie Ashmore and Monica Kamen

Here's how organizers cooperated to win a region-wide minimum wage raise to $11.50, plus strengthened paid sick leave in D.C.

Pete Seeger’s Grains of Sand »

February 20, 2014 | Alexandra Bradbury

“If you want higher wages, let me tell you what to do: you got to talk to the workers in the shop with you,” begins a wonderful, funny talking blues that Seeger’s group, the Almanac Singers, wrote in 1941 to boost CIO organizing.

Argentines Demand Release of Oil Workers Wrongly Convicted in Police Death »

February 19, 2014 | Dan La Botz

Ten have received prison sentences for the death of a police officer during a strike—though the case against them relied on torture and coerced testimony. The case eerily echoes Chicago's 1886 Haymarket Affair.

Kellogg’s Boasts ‘Diversity,’ But Locks Out Black Workers »

February 18, 2014 | Steven Payne

Kellogg's touts its "diversity and inclusion" while locking out Black Memphis workers.

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