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  Meet the Militant Taxi Drivers Union That Just Defeated Uber and Lyft

  The New York Taxi Workers Alliance knows how to throw a punch. On August 14, the scrappy but militant 21,000 member union representing taxi and for-hire vehicle drivers in New York City won a landmark... MORE

  Working  ·  August 15, 2018

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  Here’s How Tech Workers and Flight Attendants Are Resisting Immigrant Family Separation

  The brutal and wildly unpopular Trump administration policy that separated thousands of children from their immigrant parents triggered widespread protests. It also provoked resistance from workers whose jobs are crucial to carrying it... MORE

  Working  ·  August 7, 2018

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  Beware the Janus Fix That Relies Too Much on Bosses

  In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Janus decision, a new approach to financing unions called “direct reimbursement” is gaining traction with Democratic politicians, academics, and even... MORE

  Working  ·  July 25, 2018

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  How Corporations Plan To Use Janus To Turn Workers Against Their Own Unions

  A union buster may be coming to your door. MORE

  Features  ·  July 2, 2018

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  From Sewer Socialism to Server Socialism: Appalachia’s Internet Revolution

  Chattanoogans are pioneering public broadband. MORE

  Act Locally  ·  February 6, 2018

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  Why We Shouldn’t Fall for the Members-Only Unionism Trap

  One of corporate America’s next big goals might surprise you: passing legislation to prevent unions from having to represent workers who don’t pay dues. This is just the latest... MORE

  Working  ·  December 22, 2017

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  Following the Nissan Loss, What Will It Take for Labor to Organize the South?

  This article was first posted by Labor Notes. It's a truism that for unions to preserve their gains they must organize the South—but as the recent failures at Volkswagen,... MORE

  Working  ·  September 6, 2017

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  The Slippery Slope of “Buy American” Campaigns

  This article was first posted by Labor Notes. Backed by a huge banner reading “Buy American—Hire American,” President Trump declared in March that his administration would make the U... MORE

  Working  ·  May 16, 2017

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  “Don’t Dictate—Negotiate!” Illinois State Workers Authorize Strike

  This article was first posted by Labor Notes. For the first time in four decades as a union, 28,000 Illinois state workers could be going on strike, facing down a Republican governor who campaigned... MORE

  Working  ·  February 23, 2017

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  The Volkswagen Defeat Wasn’t Inevitable—and Labor Can Still Win in the South

  The future looks bleak. The Republican Party is now the dominant force in more than two-thirds of state legislatures, a majority of governorships, both houses of Congress and the White House. Upon seizing... MORE

  Working  ·  February 14, 2017

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