Labor Organizing

New York University

NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract

Rank-and-file organizing pays dividends for the nation’s only private graduate student union.

Mar 11, 2015 / Avi Asher-Schapiro

The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants

The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants

In the neighborhood where Cesar Chavez got his start, janitors, cooks and shuttle drivers are organizing to end the area’s inequality epidemic.

Mar 10, 2015 / Gabriel Thompson

Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think

Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think

And collective action is the only answer.

Mar 9, 2015 / Saket Soni

The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers

The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers

The Tennessee governor’s budget will subsidize students’ college tuition with cuts to college workers’ benefits.

Mar 6, 2015 / Michelle Chen

It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare

It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare

They’ve joined the growing airport workers' movement for an end to back-breaking work and paltry benefits.

Feb 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen

What You Should Know About Walmart’s Raise

What You Should Know About Walmart’s Raise What You Should Know About Walmart’s Raise

Workers want full-time jobs and a living wage, not a publicity stunt.

Feb 25, 2015 / Michelle Chen

How 262 Cable Technicians Defeated a Union-Busting Giant

How 262 Cable Technicians Defeated a Union-Busting Giant How 262 Cable Technicians Defeated a Union-Busting Giant

After a three-and-a-half-year struggle, workers in Cablevision’s first unionized shop finally win a contract.

Feb 23, 2015 / Sarah Jaffe

These Lawmakers Think the Minimum Wage Should Be Even Lower

These Lawmakers Think the Minimum Wage Should Be Even Lower These Lawmakers Think the Minimum Wage Should Be Even Lower

In states from South Dakota to Oklahoma, right-wing representatives are pulling every string to try to keep the poor down.

Feb 18, 2015 / Michelle Chen

How Do You Organize Workers Who Live and Sleep in Their Bosses’ Homes?

How Do You Organize Workers Who Live and Sleep in Their Bosses’ Homes? How Do You Organize Workers Who Live and Sleep in Their Bosses’ Homes?

Hong Kong’s domestic workers face an uphill struggle to secure their basic rights against exploitation and abuse.

Feb 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen

How a Migrant Worker’s Torture Exposed Hong Kong’s Underground Economy

How a Migrant Worker’s Torture Exposed Hong Kong’s Underground Economy How a Migrant Worker’s Torture Exposed Hong Kong’s Underground Economy

Domestic workers are demanding an end to slavery-like conditions in the homes of the Hong Kong rich.

Feb 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen

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