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Struggle over union at Bröd Kitchen

New York -- The owners of Bröd Kitchen on Manhattan’s trendy Upper East Side suddenly announced on Jan. 14 that they…

February 4, 2016

Iowa joins historic struggle for $15

Des Moines, Iowa -- Iowa joined the Fight for $15 when the first fast food strike in state history erupted on…

February 4, 2016

Labor at the crossroads?

On Sept. 19, 1981, the AFL-CIO, under pressure from the rank and file as well as union locals throughout the…

January 28, 2016

Boston school bus union members ‘in very high spirits’ post-victory

Jan. 24 — It has now been more than a month since Steelworkers Local 8751, the Boston School Bus Drivers’…

January 27, 2016

Detroit teachers beat back injunction against sick-out actions

Jan. 25 -- Teachers in the Detroit Public Schools scored a major legal victory today when, for the second time,…

January 26, 2016

Boston school bus union leaders return to work

For 26 months beginning October 2013, when they were falsely accused of staging an illegal walkout, four fired leaders of…

January 21, 2016

On the picket line

Phoenix bus drivers strike Veolia/Transdev “You always hear about workers versus evil corporations — this is that situation,” said Michael…

January 21, 2016

Detroit teachers expose school crisis

A series of rolling sickouts for several months by teachers across the Detroit Public Schools system culminated on Monday, Jan.…

January 21, 2016

West Virginia workers rally against anti-union law

Charleston, W.Va. -- Over 1,000 workers, union staff and their supporters showed up at a West Virginia AFL-CIO demonstration in the…

January 21, 2016

Detroit autoworkers protest

Despite bitter cold and wind, rank-and-file autoworkers and supporters protested Jan. 10 outside the North American International Auto Show in…

January 13, 2016