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Book Excerpt: Changing to an Organizing Culture »

March 18, 2014 | Labor Notes Staff

Our new book, How to Jump-Start Your Union: Lessons from the Chicago Teachers, shows how activists transformed their union. This excerpt tells a little about their internal organizing.

Seattle Marches to a $15 Beat »

March 17, 2014 | Paul Bigman

While the federal government mulls a $10.10 minimum wage, Seattle is poised for $15. And in case the city council compromises too far, labor and community groups are preparing to get the job done by ballot initiative.

Noticias Laborales: Inmigrantes en huelga de hambre, Choferes contra el SuperShuttle »

March 15, 2014 | Labor Notes

Resumenes de artículos de Labor Notes de los EEUU, semana de 10 marzo, en español e inglés. Summaries of Labor Notes stories from the U.S. for the week of March 10, in Spanish and English. Please pass them on to your Spanish-speaking friends.

Theater in a Hospital Throws Spotlight on Inequality »

March 14, 2014 | Samantha Winslow

Edward Albee's play "The Death of Bessie Smith" portrays a segregated hospital in 1937. Staged inside an empty Brooklyn hospital wing, it's drawing attention to the "medical apartheid" hospital workers say persists today.

VIDEO: Meet Five Union Women »

March 13, 2014 | Dina Yarmus

An inspiring new short film is a tool to introduce younger women to the labor movement.

Making Noise: Solidarity with Immigrant Hunger Strikers »

March 12, 2014 | Rolando Avila

Hundreds of immigrants at a Tacoma, Washington, detention center began a hunger strike Friday in response to substandard living conditions at the hands of the for-profit center’s overseers.

D.C. Teacher Evaluation Errors Burn Teachers and Students »

March 11, 2014 | Elizabeth Davis

Oops! Evaluation scores used to determine which teachers are retained, rewarded, and even fired were miscalculated, D.C. teachers learned.

SuperShuttle Drivers Find Common Enemy in Veolia »

March 10, 2014 | Julia Kann

It’s been a bumpy road for SuperShuttle drivers attempting to organize at three D.C.-area airports. To win recognition, the drivers must prove they are employees—of a global corporation that charges them high fees to work.

Member-To-Member Harassment: What To Do »

March 7, 2014 | by David Cohen and Carol Lambiase

What does the union do when a member harasses another member? Our bedrock is that we are for unity of all workers.

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.

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