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Dan DiMaggio
Dan DiMaggio is an assistant editor at Labor Notes
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NAFTA Renegotiations Are No Cure-All, But They Might Slow the Bleeding
What does a renegotiated NAFTA mean for workers in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico? At best, it might stem some of the bleeding. The presidents of the U.S. and Mexico announced... MORE
Working · September 28, 2018
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Offshoring Solidarity: How Call-Center Workers Are Organizing Across Borders
This article first appeared in Labor Notes. One big issue in May’s three-day strike by 38,000 AT&T workers was the company’s offshoring of jobs. To shine a spotlight... MORE
Working · July 7, 2017
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Building Trades Activists Protest Trump to His Face
This article was first posted by Labor Notes. When they heard President Donald Trump would address the Building Trades national legislative conference, activists from Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 569 knew they had to do... MORE
Working · April 7, 2017
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Workers at AT&T Mobility Wage Largest-Ever Contract Mobilization
This article was first posted by Labor Notes. AT&T Mobility workers are waging their largest-ever contract mobilization. In retail stores and call centers across the country they’re sporting &ldquo... MORE
Working · March 3, 2017
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The Verizon Strike Shows that Average Workers Can Still Beat Corporate Giants
This piece first appeared at Labor Notes. Thirty-nine thousand Verizon strikers returned to work June 1 with their heads held high, after a 45-day strike in which they beat back... MORE
Working · June 6, 2016
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As Verizon Strike Enters Its Fourth Week, Local Unions Take the Lead in Solidarity
This post first appeared at Labor Notes. As the strike by 39,000 Verizon and Verizon Wireless workers continues into its fourth week, efforts are underway to broaden picketing at Verizon Wireless stores... MORE
Working · May 2, 2016
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Saying Union Was a Wing of Management, Flight Attendants Launched a Rebellion on Facebook—And Won
Imagine your union president resigned—and three months later, became a high-paid consultant for your employer. Reformers in the Association of Professional Flight Attendants used this unfortunate situation to spur their campaign... MORE
Working · February 24, 2016
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Brooklyn Sweet’N Low Workers Face Mass Layoffs To Make Way for Luxury Condos
This post first appeared at Labor Notes. The workers who make Sweet’N Low started the new year with some bitter news. Their factory—in ever-gentrifying Brooklyn, New York&mdash... MORE
Working · February 8, 2016
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Think Free-Trade Deals Can Raise Labor Standards? This Case Suggests Otherwise.
This piece first appeared in Labor Notes. The first-ever labor case brought under a free-trade agreement is almost over—but it’s taken years to bring just one case this far,... MORE
Working · September 15, 2015
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Organizers Say New Rule Speeding Up Elections Gives Bosses Less Time To Crush Union Drives
This post first appeared in Labor Notes. The National Labor Relations Board’s new election rule—aimed at reining in employers’ power to stall union drives—went into... MORE
Working · June 22, 2015