Jane Slaughter

Organizers, Aim for the Bullseye!

How can you move people from passive to active supporters of the union, and incorporate them into your core group of organizers?

Central States Retirees: A Wave of Organized Wrath

Teamster retirees are rallying by the hundreds and thousands against the Central States Fund’s plan to slash existing retirees’ pensions by 50 to 60 percent.

Teamster Retirees Demand Trustees 'Stop the Rush' to Slash Pensions in Half

They thought their pensions were secure—but now they’re fighting to keep them. Hundreds of retirees are packing town hall meetings to protest Central States Fund cuts.

Auto Workers Say: Look Beyond the Bonuses

While the Big Three rake in profits, union bargainers have quietly given up on pensions and cost-of-living raises. Workers are asking, “If we don’t get our concessions back now, when will we ever get them?”

More than a Flag: South Carolina Dockers Push Racial Justice Further

Longshore Local 1422 is spearheading “Days of Grace” September 5 and 6: a march in downtown Charleston and a strategy conference. Themes include policing, wages, union rights, voting rights, and Medicaid.

Teamsters Mount Grassroots Campaign to Block Pension Cuts

After a middle-of-the-night Congressional vote opened the door to slash the incomes of both current and future retirees—anyone under 80—activists are battling the trustees of their own Central States Pension Fund.

Mexican Teachers Resist Their Own Brand of ‘Education Reform’

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.

Unbought Slate Wins against Democrats-for-Chevron

It’s not often that a city council race in a city of 100,000 draws national attention. It happened in Richmond, California because one big corporation was so shameless in its open attempt to buy the election.

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