Jane Slaughter works for Labor Notes in Detroit.
Labor
It's Official: Autoworkers Are on Strike
“If they don’t move on the union’s demands, more pain will be applied—but the companies won’t be able to predict where.”
Luis Feliz Leon and Jane Slaughter
LaborDispatch
UAW Reformers Win a Historic Victory. What Comes Next?
"Get ready to negotiate with a UAW where the membership is back in charge."
Jane Slaughter
Labor
The UAW Just Made It Easier for Auto Workers to Go on Strike
At the recent UAW convention, workers won increased strike pay that starts on day one.
Keith Brower Brown and Jane Slaughter
Labor
49,000 Striking Auto Workers Should Vote No on “Two-Tier.” Here’s Why.
Jane Slaughter
Labor
3 Huge Wins for Labor Show the Power of the Rank-and-File
Jane Slaughter
Labor
How Mexican Teachers Are Fighting Standardized Tests and Corporate Education Reform
Jane Slaughter
Labor
How Scrappy Community and Labor Activists Took on a California Oil Giant—and Won
Jane Slaughter
Labor
Millennials on the Joys and Trials of Salting
Jane Slaughter
Feature
Book Review: Down the Up Escalator
Barbara Garson's new book puts the blame for the economic collapse where it belongs.
Jane Slaughter
Labor
After Three-Year Strike, Mexican Workers Win Ownership of Tire Plant
Jane Slaughter
Dispatch
After the Deluge
Big Easy organizers confront racial tensions
Jane Slaughter
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