South African Miners Win through Wildcats
South African miners won a dramatic pay increase in September, following a wave of strikes that spread to many…
The Indypendent
Mischa Gaus
Chicago Schools Showdown Galvanizes Teachers
The Chicago Teachers Union filled an auditorium with 4,000 teachers on May 23rd, in a show of numbers marking…
Bed, Bath and Broke: Warehouse Workers Go for Election
Warehouse workers organizing in key logistics hubs across the country could get a shot in the arm from a…
Unions Seek to Regain Foothold at GE
If the war against unions has reached a tipping point, Wilma Smith is among those determined to rebalance the…
Bankruptcy Returns as a Tool to Crack Unions
With $4 billion cash in hand, why did American Airlines’ parent company declare bankruptcy in November? Taking a page…
Nurses Say Private Equity Firm Starving Massachusetts Hospitals
Nurses sang sour carols today to the private equity firm they say is starving Massachusetts hospitals and pitting workers…
Verizon Targets Union Leaders in Retaliatory Firings
Verizon unleashed another salvo in the company’s six-month battle against its unionized workers, firing 40 East Coast workers over…
With Election Rule, Labor Board Takes Half Step Forward
The IKEA furniture factory in Danville, Virginia, is hot in the summer, but workers can expect it to be…
Nurses Join International Push for Bank Trade Tax
Hundreds of nurses and their allies rallied on Wall Street Wednesday to remind the bankers they owe the nation,…
AT&T Bid For T-Mobile Boosts Union Drive
As mostly organized AT&T looks to scoop up union-resistant T-Mobile, the No. 4 wireless company, Communications Workers are fast…