Newark Union Head Barely Wins Re-Election After Zuckerberg-Donation-Funded Reform Plan Newark Union Head Barely Wins Re-Election After Zuckerberg-Donation-Funded Reform Plan
Following a Facebook fortune-funded teacher bonus plan, Newark teachers elected an incumbent president who supports a recent “performance bonus’ for ‘peer re...
Jun 28, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate
In an exclusive interview, Alan Grayson says retaliation is ‘pervasive,’ and ‘the law against it has become utterly impotent.’
Jun 25, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Fired Walmart Workers Arrested in Protest at Yahoo Headquarters Fired Walmart Workers Arrested in Protest at Yahoo Headquarters
Workers and supporters urged Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, a Walmart board member, to address the firing of eleven Walmart worker-activists.
Jun 24, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Old Labor Asks New Labor for Help as Strike Looms at Patriot Coal Old Labor Asks New Labor for Help as Strike Looms at Patriot Coal
AFL-CIO President Trumka asks new labor activists for help as a strike looms.
Jun 22, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Walmart Fires Eleven Strikers in Alleged Retaliation Walmart Fires Eleven Strikers in Alleged Retaliation
The OUR Walmart campaign alleges that multiple strikers are being retaliated against.
Jun 22, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Union Activists Bring ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Message to Google Headquarters Union Activists Bring ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Message to Google Headquarters
SEIU charges that the treatment of subcontracted security guards contradicts Google's motto.
Jun 21, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Guitar Center: Prices So Low, Employees Can’t Survive on Wages Guitar Center: Prices So Low, Employees Can’t Survive on Wages
Workers at Guitar Center, the music gear company recently purchased by Bain Capital, say they can’t survive under new pay structures.
Jun 18, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Whose Walmart?: Workers Crash Walmart’s Party Whose Walmart?: Workers Crash Walmart’s Party
Taking inspiration from small strikes and actions over the past few years, OUR Walmart activists struck a note of dissent at the corporation’s annual party.
Jun 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Josh Eidelson: Fighting Back Against Walmart’s Exploitation Josh Eidelson: Fighting Back Against Walmart’s Exploitation
The Nation’s Josh Eidelson discusses the striking Walmart workers on Democracy Now!.
Jun 11, 2013 / Press Room
Target Janitors in Minnesota Prepare to Strike Target Janitors in Minnesota Prepare to Strike
Area janitors are fighting back against instances of unpaid overtime wages, denial of breaks and retaliation against union organizers.
Jun 10, 2013 / Alleen Brown