Memo to Shawn Fain: Please Launch Workers United Against Mass Layoffs
By Les Leopold / Substack Dear Brother Fain, It’s time for a new organization to protect working people from the plague of mass layoffs. Let’s call it, for now, Workers…
Boeing Back in Bargaining — First Time in 16 Years
Boeing was never cuddly, but old-timers remember a company led by engineers with an uncompromising focus on quality. In recent decades, leaders have shifted attention to stock buybacks and schemes…
Can you Slam Wall Street and Still Win an Election? Ask Sherrod Brown
Les Leopold shares the connections between his new book, "Wall Street's War on Workers" and an essay written by Senator Sherrod Brown.
Why Labor Is Losing Even as It Wins
Weak laws embolden combative employers, so even with big wins and all-time high support, union membership is not keeping up with workforce growth.
New Orleans Nurses Fight for a New Union as Hospitals Merge and Revenues Soar
Concerns over working conditions and patient care amidst hospital consolidation drove Louisiana’s largest union victory since 1993.
After Historic Strike, UAW Bureaucrats Sit By As Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers
Only a few months after a historic contract struggle and strike, Stellantis announced job cuts in early December that have begun and will continue to take effect this month. A…
Wall Street Strikes Again With Mass Media Layoffs
There is one real solution to creating a modicum of job stability: Taming Wall Street’s greed.
The Landless Workers’ Movement at 40
By Liam Crisan / CounterPunch This month marks the 40th anniversary of the largest social movement in the Americas: Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement, or MST (Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem…
1 in 10 US Workers Belong to Unions — A Share That’s Stabilized After a Steep Decline
By Jake Rosenfeld / The Conversation The share of U.S. workers who belong to a union fell slightly to 10% in 2023, from 10.1% a year earlier, according to the…
Hospital Workers Fired After Protesting Short Staffing Sue for Damages
Nine Lynwood St. Francis Medical Center staffers say they were fired as retaliation for leading union protests against staff cuts.
In 2023, Organized Labor Became Core to the Climate Movement
In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together.
Milei’s Shock Therapy and the Workers’ Response
Milei’s right-wing government has launched an all-out attack on workers’ rights and an economic program tailored to business’ interests. A tumultuous period of class struggle lies ahead, for which the…
Big Contract Battles Ahead for Unions in 2024
By Dan DiMaggio / Labor Notes Major contract fights in 2023 at UPS, the Big 3 automakers, and Hollywood studios set the tone for next year’s contract campaigns. Impressive gains…
Education Doesn’t Solve the Pay Gap. Experts Say They’re Not Surprised.
The gap exists across industries but is bigger in higher-paying fields, leading to more calls for policies that aid women in the workforce.
10 Victories for the Working Class in 2023
From the picket lines to state houses to the White House, champions in the fight against inequality landed huge wins.