Alexandra Bradbury

How to Start Talking about Race in Your Union

A new committee of AFSCME 3299 members wants the union to aid social movements for racial justice. But the group's first step is more modest: starting one-on-one conversations.

Strong Out of the Gate, Teamsters United Breaks Petition Record

Riding a wave of anger at pension cuts and other concessions, the campaign that's challenging President James Hoffa in 2016 has collected more member signatures than any other opposition ticket in the union in two decades.

Underlining Strikers' Point, Court Fines Washington for Underfunding Schools

On the heels of one-day strikes, Washington's highest court announced it will start charging a penalty of $100,000 a day for illegally underfunding public schools.

Can Auto Shed Its Tiers?

Eight years after accepting a drastic two-tier system of wages and benefits—and nearly a decade since the first tier got a raise—the United Auto Workers are bargaining with the Big 3 automakers.

Will Kaiser's Labor Partnership Crack?

It’s this year’s biggest private-sector bargaining, covering 100,000 workers. But the national deal due June 4 may reveal widening cracks in the giant health system's celebrated partnership with unions.

Angry at Givebacks, Teamsters Unite to Challenge Hoffa

Are the chickens finally coming home to roost for Teamsters brass? After the Hoffa administration forced concessions onto unwilling members, opponents are teaming up in the 2016 race.

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