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University of Chicago Grad Students, After Being Told Their Labor Isn’t Work, Vote on Union
Update: The students voted to unionize 1,103 to 479 (with 149 votes challenged). After months of legal battles, delays and high-dollar opposition from their administration, University... more
By Daniel Moattar
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An Obama-Era Rule Has Held McDonald’s Liable for Labor Abuses. The GOP Is Close to Undoing It.
In what was hailed as a major victory for labor unions, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in 2015 redefined what constitutes a “joint employer,... more
By Thor Benson
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Why Labor Is Fighting to Save Veterans’ Healthcare
This post first appeared at Labor Notes. In January President Trump delivered on his promise to shrink the federal government: he announced a hiring freeze,... more
By Suzanne Gordon and Ian Hoffmann
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How Private Equity Killed Toys “R” Us
Private equity firms bled the company dry to turn a profit, and now mass layoffs are imminent. more
By Mark Dunbar
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A Trailblazing New Law in Illinois Will Dramatically Expand Temp Workers’ Rights
Beginning next summer, a sweeping new law will take effect in Illinois, ending many of the routine injustices suffered by the state’s nearly 850,000... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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SCOTUS Is on the Verge of Decimating Public-Sector Unions—But Workers Can Still Fight Back
On Thursday, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Janus vs. AFSCME, the case that will likely turn the entire public sector labor movement into a ... more
By Shaun Richman
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Hugh Hefner Wasn’t Just a Creep—He Was Also a Shitty Boss
To hear some tell it, Hugh Hefner changed what it meant to be a man in the 20th century. In place of God, country and... more
By Sady Doyle
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If the Left Wants to Win Elections, It Should Heed the Lessons of This Progressive Third Party
Left groups engaging in electoral politics today can learn from the trials, errors and successes of the Working Families Party. more
By Sam Lewis and Luke Elliott-Negri
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When Green Jobs Come at the Expense of Unions
A declining Rust Belt town turned to wind power—and away from organized labor. more
By Yana Kunichoff
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The Right Wing Has a Vast, Secret Plot to Destroy Unions for Good. Here’s How to Fight Back.
The vast right-wing network of Koch brother-funded “think tanks” is now plotting to finish off the public sector labor movement once and for... more
By Shaun Richman
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In D.C.’s Wealthiest Suburbs, It’s Round 2 in the Fight for $15
Undeterred by a stinging defeat earlier this year, a union-backed push for a $15-an-hour wage is back on in the Washington, D.C. suburbs&mdash... more
By Bruce Vail
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The Trump Administration Just Put Ronald Reagan Alongside Eugene Debs In Its Labor Hall of Honor
On Thursday, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta announced that former President Ronald Reagan will be entering the Labor Department's Hall of Honor, joining the ranks... more
By Thor Benson
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2,000 Striking Auto Mechanics Say Their Whole Industry Needs Realignment
The cost of car repairs might make your heart sink, but Chicago-area mechanics say they don’t get a fair deal from dealerships, either.... more
By Will Greenberg
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Renegotiating NAFTA Is Putting Lipstick on a Pig
The first round of the Trump administration’s NAFTA renegotiations began in Washington wrapped up on Saturday. The negotiators will meet again... more
By Robert E. Scott
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Workers May Have Just Killed Missouri’s Right to Work Law
In a badly needed victory for organized labor, a coalition of workers’ rights groups in Missouri is poised to halt a devastating new anti-union... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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The Philippine Labor Movement Is Beginning to Turn Against Authoritarian Rule
The people of Manila have always struggled to survive day to day, but now they're cheating death every night. The vices and bandits that... more
By Michelle Chen
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The Future of the Low-Wage Worker Movement May Depend on a Little-Known New York Law
This article first appeared in Waging Nonviolence. Flavia Cabral doesn’t equivocate. She joined the fast food worker movement, she said, for a... more
By Max Zahn
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Don’t Be Fooled by the Limelight on Lifestyle as a Cancer Risk
Chemical compounds that incapacitate or kill, like phosgene, chlorine and sulfur mustard, were put into German artillery shells and delivered by howitzers on the frontlines... more
By Laura Orlando
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The UAW Vote in Mississippi is a Battle for the Soul of the U.S. Labor Movement
After years of painstaking work by United Auto Workers (UAW) organizers to build support for a union at the big Nissan auto and truck assembly... more
By David Moberg
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