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More Americans engaged in work stoppages last year than since 1986 – and the successful GM strike may encourage other union leaders, experts say.

Ten people describe experiencing or witnessing inappropriate behavior by AFGE president J. David Cox. He denies the allegations.

Taylor Moore was fired from Kickstarter for trying to unionize. We spoke to him about the crowdfunding company’s union-busting campaign, the promise of tech worker activism, and the importance of democracy in digital platforms.

United Academics of the University of New Mexico won the right to establish a union, overcoming the entrenched opposition of the administration.

Worley worried about the union's future: “They say 'we'll get 'em next time,'” he said, “but there may not be a next time. We lost 30,000 jobs in the last 10 years.”

In their home countries, European companies respect workers’ organizing and bargaining rights and commit themselves to international core labor standards. But they do not always live up to these global standards in their Southern U.S. operations.

A core problem in discussions of racism IS the focus on individual attitudes rather than on structural inequities.

In the three years since Trump turned Michigan red, education has emerged as a potent political issue in the state, thanks to a steady stream of grim studies and embarrassing news stories.

If Kickstarter became a union company, it would be the first of the major tech companies to do so. The company has a chance to show which side it’s really on.

Although UAW leadership has encouraged the rank and file to ratify the contract, many workers are unhappy with the highlights of the proposed deal.