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For educators in Oklahoma and other states, the strike demands go far beyond better pay. The strike gets at the heart of some of the biggest issues facing America’s children: access to  effective teachers, high-quality learning materials, and modern facilities. 

A wave of teacher-led actions around the country was kicked off when teachers in West Virginia emerged victorious from a nearly two-week strike earlier this month. Last week In Arizona, this week in Oklahoma and Kentucky. Other states may soon follow, including New Mexico and Alaska.

The NLRB Just Dealt a Major Blow to the Fight for $15. Now’s the Time to Take Stock of the Campaign.

The real work of trade unions often takes place behind the scenes. Carolyn Jacobson as a feminist, journalist, women's health advocate and mentor to the young exemplified in her life the substance of a progressive labor activist.

Working women in New Jersey could soon have one of the nation's strongest laws guaranteeing pay equity after lawmakers moved Monday to pass a measure that would ban employers from paying them less than men for "substantially similar work."

Republicans on and off the bench are moving to kill unions. But millennials—the most pro-union generation since the 1930s—may yet find a way to organize.

Teachers in Oklahoma, Arizona, and Kentucky are now striking, sicking out, rallying, and Facebooking to push officials to raise their salaries and defend their benefits.

Overall membership was up slightly, by 262,000. The increase included 166,000 in the private sector; 96,000 in the public sector.

Big brands have refused for decades to take responsibility for the payment of workers’ settlements when their suppliers close, even though they are often directly responsible for the sustainability of the factories.

Nearly 5,000 JetBlue flight attendants will start voting Monday in an effort to join the Transport Workers Union.