For Volkswagen workers organizing in Tennessee, itās been a roller coaster of a year. In the latest upbeat twist, the United Auto Workers announced July 10 that itās forming a local in Chattanooga
On strike again, port truckers organizing with the Teamsters in Los Angeles and Long Beach are showing their growing leverage
We asked four experienced staffers how they see their jobs and how they translate the idea that the members run the union into their day-to-day tasks
They didn’t strike this time—but Walmart workers and their allies marched, rallied, danced, blew horns, and took arrests in a coordinated day…
A diverse slate of local leaders is making a bid to unseat the national officers of the American Postal Workers Union—and the…
When adjunct faculty at Georgetown University swept their union election May 3 with 72 percent voting yes, it marked a local tipping…
Ramon Suero fell behind on his mortgage payments after he got fired for organizing a union. Suero, a hotel worker and UNITE…
“Good morning! I’m on strike!” shouted McDonald’s worker Darryl Young on a crowded Manhattan sidewalk at 7 am today, as supporters rallied…
Two years ago, there were 574,000 postal workers, not counting temps. Last year, 546,000. This year only 533,000 are braving snow, rain,…
Strikers have returned to work with their heads held high and their wallets full at Walmart’s largest North American distribution center. Warehouse…
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