Alexandra Bradbury

Postal Service Chases Competition, Tracking Packages and Workers

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March 26, 2013

A new program uses Bluetooth-enabled cell phones to report letter carriers’ progress.

Home Is Where the Fight Is

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March 05, 2013

Unions are pitching in to stop evictions. “Anyone who’s facing a housing crisis will also have a job crisis story to tell you,” said Tony Romano, part of a coalition that fights foreclosures.

First Contracts: How to Avoid Delay, Disappointment and Decertification

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January 29, 2013

The day a new union is certified, the clock starts ticking—and the crafty boss starts stalling. But it is possible to beat the employer at this game.

MLK-Themed Action Perturbs Cablevision Managers

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January 24, 2013

Workers marked the holiday and the one-year anniversary of their union vote—and one of the coldest days of the year—with action outside a Brooklyn garage.

Communities Defend Their Post Offices One by One

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December 07, 2012

Four endangered Bay Area post offices will stay open after all, and the subcontracting of California postal trucker jobs is on hold. Those victories were the latest in a string of local wins for grassroots activists across the country.

Laundry Workers Save the Weekend

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December 04, 2012

Workers at a Portland laundry were scheduled the same way for 30 years--until the company announced it was switching everyone. The contract was no help, and the plant’s only steward had just been wrongfully fired.

New York Fast Food Workers Walk Off the Job

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November 29, 2012

“Good morning! I’m on strike!” shouted McDonald’s worker Darryl Young this morning. Fast food workers across New York City staged a one-day strike today, calling for a raise and an end to anti-union retaliation.

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