‘We Are Not Done Yet’: Railroad Track Workers Reject New Deal
With 56 percent of BMWE's members voting against the new deal, leaders hope they can return to bargaining table.
California’s Dependency on Prison Labor for Fighting Fires Must End
Incarcerated firefighters face much higher rates of injury than professional firefighters, are minimally compensated, and are largely unable to negotiate the conditions of their work.
Class Warfare Grinds On
Eve Ottenberg examines how corporations continue to find ways to screw their workers.
As US Workers Fight for Labor Rights, Public Support for Unions Soars to Five-Decade High
"Working people recognize the need for a collective voice and it shows," said one union leader.
U.S. Approval of Labor Unions at Highest Point Since 1965
71% of Americans now approve of labor unions and 40% of union members say their membership is "extremely important."
Ukraine’s Anti-Worker Law Comes Into Effect
Law 5371, which strips back labour protections, has been ratified. Is there more to come?
More Americans Than Ever Rate Themselves as ‘Suffering’ in New Survey
A growing share of Americans also report high levels of daily stress and worry, according to Gallup.
Sleeping at the Wheel: The Uber Files, the Media, and the Coup Against Labor Rights
Uber’s entire model has been about breaking—if not smashing—labor law (and worker power) through systematic misclassification.
International Students in Ontario Are Fighting Wage Theft—And Winning
By Caitlyn Clark / Labor Notes In Brampton, Ontario, a small team of young organizers has begun taking on the businesses that exploit them, one case at a time. The…
HarperCollins Workers Go On Strike
Yesterday, workers at the “Big Four” publisher HarperCollins went on a one-day strike, protesting the company’s refusal to agree to a fair contract.
UAW Delegates Head to Convention and Prepare for First Direct Elections
By Jonah Furman / Labor Notes Auto Workers (UAW) members made history last November, winning direct elections of national officers (“one member, one vote”) in a membership referendum. Now delegates…
‘A Possible Coup’ Against The Labour Government?
Allegations that MI5 officers and sections of the media sought to bring down Britain’s Labour government in the 1960s and 70s have resurfaced, raising fresh questions about plots that remain…
VIDEO: Ask Prof Wolff: Why Are Strikes and Unions Increasing?
By Richard Wolff / Democracy At Work A Patron of Economic Update asks: “Workers are organizing and Trade Unionism is on the rise in the UK and around the world.…
What Is Class Struggle Unionism?
Joe Burns’ new Class Struggle Unionism comes at a key time. That’s because the long-slumbering union movement looks like it could be starting to stir again.
Starbucks and Other Companies Escalate War on Unions With Store Closures
Workers at “progressive” companies like Starbucks and Heine Brothers’ Coffee exercised their right to form a union. Now the companies are closing their stores.