Chicago Strikes Again

Mar 29 / Mark Brenner
April 1 is shaping up to be a big moment for the Chicago labor movement, and once again, teachers are leading the charge. »

Chicago Teachers to Strike for Public Schools and Services

Mar 24 / Samantha Winslow
The Chicago Teachers Union will hold a one-day strike and citywide day of action April 1. »

Labor for Bernie Activists Take the Political Revolution into Their Unions

Mar 17 / Rand Wilson and Dan DiMaggio
Labor for Bernie has won endorsements from more than 80 local unions and four internationals. »

Central States Retirees: A Wave of Organized Wrath

Mar 14 / Jane Slaughter

Teamster retirees are rallying by the hundreds and thousands against the Central States Fund’s plan to slash existing retirees’ pensions by 50 to 60 percent. »

Grassroots Action Saves Door-to-Door Mail

Mar 4 / Sonia Singh

"Guerilla gardens" were among the creative tactics that helped stop an overhaul of Canadian postal services that would have decimated mail delivery and laid off thousands. »

Pennsylvania Nurses Catch Organizing Fever

Feb 22 / Nela Hadzic

This union has grown by 40 percent in a matter of weeks—and the wins keep coming. What's going on? »

Welcoming New Members to the Table

Mar 8 / Samantha Winslow

Hamstrung by harsh legal limits on collective bargaining, the teachers union in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, doesn’t wait to welcome new employees in. »

Rolling Sickouts Expose Unsafe Detroit Schools

Mar 3 / Nina Chacker

Detroit Public School teachers have hit a breaking point with mice and mold, shrinking paychecks, overcrowded classrooms, and taking the blame for the governor's mistakes. »

Railroad Shop Workers Vote No on Merging Jobs

Feb 19 / Jon Flanders

Machinists and pipefitters bucked management threats and rejected a concessionary deal by an 8-to-1 vote. »

TroubleMakers Blog

This Shopping Is No Fun

Feb 24 / Samantha Winslow

Whether we like it or not, every December Labor Notes staffers get a firsthand look at how the new state health insurance exchanges are working. »

Fast Food Strikers March on Iowa’s Republican Debate

Feb 3 / Tino Scalici

Des Moines fast food workers struck days before the caucus, hoping to use the news media's temporary obsession with Iowa to highlight the campaign for a $15 minimum wage. »

Five Ways Rank and Filers Are Fundraising to Come to Labor Notes 2016

Jan 29 / Labor Notes Staff

The more activists from your area attend, the more skills and inspiration they’ll bring back to local organizing. »