Alexandra Bradbury

Retirees Win Round One

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May 31, 2016

“We’ve taken just normal, everyday grandmothers and grandfathers, and we’ve made citizen lobbyists out of them.” Thousands of retired truckers have managed to apply the brakes to massive pension cuts—for now.

Organizers, Aim for the Bullseye!

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April 28, 2016

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

Can Teamsters Save the Right to Retire?

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April 21, 2016

"If they can get away with something like this, what’s next?" asks retired trucker Brad Colesworthy. With pension cuts looming, at age 75 he’s back to work full-time, driving a school bus.

A Record-Breaking Conference and an Exciting New Book

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April 11, 2016

What a shot in the arm! The 2016 Labor Notes Conference was the biggest and best yet, and we're proud to debut our new book, Secrets of a Successful Organizer.

Friedrichs Reprieve, But We're Not Out of the Woods Yet

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February 16, 2016

Labor has dodged a bullet—for now. But any union that takes the Supreme Court shakeup as a cue to go back to business as usual will be making a big mistake.

2015 Year in Review: Grassroots Resistance Points the Way Forward

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December 21, 2015

As the assault on union standards continues—wherever we still have them—glimmers of hope in 2015 came from below.

Carhaulers Vote Down Awful Deal

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November 20, 2015

Teamsters who transport new cars to dealerships slammed a concessionary master agreement that "would have been the nail in the coffin of unionized carhauling."

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