Labor Organizing

A Watershed Strike A Watershed Strike

The retail food workers strike in California may be the first in a series of battles that could shape the future of labor-management relations throughout the US.

Oct 23, 2003 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele

Yale Workers Win Yale Workers Win

Late last week, Yale clerical and maintenance workers who had been striking for three weeks won a contract that will transform the standard of living of clerical workers at the u...

Sep 22, 2003 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein

Labor Fights for Rights Labor Fights for Rights

Workers have lost the right to organize. A new effort aims to get it back.

Aug 28, 2003 / Feature / David Moberg

Dems–Why Not Woo the Young? Dems–Why Not Woo the Young?

Since 1968 the Democrats have been shut out, more or less, as majority party. But with a small bump in left-of-center turnout, they'd be running the country.

Jul 2, 2003 / Thomas Geoghegan

A New Solidarity Front in Iraq A New Solidarity Front in Iraq

This fall will see a fact-finding mission to Iraq to evaluate the condition of workers and the status of the labor movement.

Jun 23, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock

Labor’s Health Problem Labor’s Health Problem

While fighting givebacks, unions can't lose sight of the big healthcare picture.

Jun 19, 2003 / Feature / Steve Early

Guns or Butter Guns or Butter

"Our job is to make sure that the labor movement talks about how the militarization of US foreign policy hurts workers at home."

May 28, 2003 / Feature / Bob Muhlenkamp

Screened Out Screened Out

How 'fighting terrorism' became a bludgeon in Bush's assault on labor.

Apr 24, 2003 / Feature / David Bacon

Telecom Labor Rising Telecom Labor Rising

Union members are making links between customers' concerns and their own.

Apr 10, 2003 / Feature / Steve Early and Larry Cohen

The Naked and the Red The Naked and the Red

Led by a former Boeing machinist, Las Vegas exotic dancers are talking union.

Apr 3, 2003 / Feature / Marc Cooper

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