Jenny Brown

NYC is forcing 250,000 retirees onto for-profit Medicare plans, and their unions are letting it happen.

By: Jenny Brown ,; LaborNotes

March 11, 2023

News

Economy & Labor

These Workers Were Fired After Union Activity. Here’s How They Got Un-Fired.

The NYC City Council is considering extending just-cause protection to all New Yorkers through the Secure Jobs Act.

By: Jenny Brown ,; LaborNotes

February 17, 2023

News

Economy & Labor

Amid Inflation and Short-Staffing, Labor Organizers Demanded More in 2022

Workers across many industries defied conventional organizing wisdom in order to gain ground.

By: Jenny Brown ,; LaborNotes

December 26, 2022

News

Taking a Bite Out of Overtime Abuse

Like other chronic overtime abusers, such as lucrative television production companies and Verizon with its fat franchise agreements, UPS does it because it can.

By: Jenny Brown ,; LaborNotes

August 4, 2014

Op-Ed

Generational Warriors? Secure Your Wallet

Without Social Security, my mother would be dependent on me. I'd have to find a second job.

By: Jenny Brown ,; LaborNotes

July 22, 2014

News

Fight for Health Care Justice Moves to States

Advocates of Medicare for All are developing state campaigns to win health care that eliminates insurance companies and covers everyone.

By: Jenny Brown &; Mark Dudzic ,; LaborNotes

June 18, 2014

News Analysis

2013 in Review: Aiming Higher, Labor Tries New Angles and Alliances

Unions tried new angles on organizing - some promising, others vaguer.

By: Jenny Brown ,; LaborNotes

January 1, 2014

News

Boeing Blackmails Washington Workforce on 777X Production

Boeing is threatening to move production of the huge new 777X out of Washington to avoid the union.

By: Jenny Brown ,; LaborNotes

November 17, 2013

Op-Ed

Lean In or Stand Up?

Things worked out great for Sandbergu2019s friendu2014she took the job and her husband learned to buy groceries. Things didnu2019t work out so well for the Newark schools.