Labor Organizing

Become a Movement of All Workers Become a Movement of All Workers

Let’s stop waiting for the government to tell us who can organize.

Feb 13, 2013 / Feature / Bhairavi Desai

Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing

Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing

Labor welcomed the proposal, but what it means for tipped workers remains unclear.

Feb 13, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats

Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats Walmart Workers Are Back on Strike Over a New Wave of Alleged Threats

Workers are protesting a new round of alleged intimidation tactics.

Feb 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Labor Board and Union Reach a Deal for Sixty-Day Moratorium on Walmart Pickets

Labor Board and Union Reach a Deal for Sixty-Day Moratorium on Walmart Pickets Labor Board and Union Reach a Deal for Sixty-Day Moratorium on Walmart Pickets

The agreement is designed to resolve Walmart’s allegations that workers’ Black Friday protests were illegal.

Jan 31, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight

Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight

Target doesn’t deny that its contractors lock all the doors on the graveyard shift.

Jan 25, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business

Inspired by Vermont’s successful drive for universal healthcare, the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer is working with activists from Maine, California and Oregon to expand healthcar...

Jan 22, 2013 / Micah Uetricht

Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group

Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group

After an initial meeting, Walmart has told a union-backed warehouse workers group it decided to break it off.

Jan 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Are Walmart’s Jobs for Vets Any Good?

Are Walmart’s Jobs for Vets Any Good? Are Walmart’s Jobs for Vets Any Good?

Walmart drew White House praise for pledging to hire 100,000 veterans, but some workers pan the plan.

Jan 15, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

NYC Bus Strike Kicks Off to Fight Privatization of Yellow Buses

NYC Bus Strike Kicks Off to Fight Privatization of Yellow Buses NYC Bus Strike Kicks Off to Fight Privatization of Yellow Buses

A citywide strike kicks off Wednesday to prevent the privatization of yellow buses.

Jan 15, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action

Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action Tentative Ruling Allows Walmart to Be Named as Defendant in Wage Theft Class Action

The ruling brings warehouse workers one step closer to holding Walmart directly responsible for alleged retaliation and wage theft.

Jan 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

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