Questions linger about unions' united front in the wake of Teamsters President Sean O'Brien's appearance at the Republican National Convention last week.
That was the implausible message of their convention’s opening night.
No strike agreements are almost ubiquitous in union contracts these days, according to labor studies professor Jeff Schuhrke at SUNY Empire State.
After a victory in Tennessee and a loss in Alabama, the UAW is pressing onward in its fight to organize the notoriously anti-union South. The fate of Southern workers — and all workers — depends on the movement’s willingness to think big.
The academic workers at UCLA and UC Davis will join 2,000 already on strike at UC Santa Cruz.
Rather than using traditional organizing committee structures, the UAW relied heavily on digital meetings, a light staff approach from the international union, and getting workers to sign union cards via QR codes. It was a gamble but worth it.
Mercedes put on an “A-level boss fight.” Which was only to be expected. So how can the union win next time?
Republican lawmakers have passed new laws on union elections for companies that receive state incentives.
The key to this grassroots unionism lies in the connection between organizing and collective bargaining aimed at improvements in wages, working and living conditions. What was striking, from an Italian viewpoint, was the lack of political discussion.
Unionization at Volkswagen's Chattanoooga plant shows a "just transition" could be possible, even in the anti-union South. That's great news for climate politics.
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