Mark Brenner

Mark Brenner is the director of Labor Notes.

Op-Ed

Economy & Labor

This Is Not a Drill: Bracing for the Trump Era

For more than a generation unions have placed our fate in the hands of political insiders and party operatives.

By: Mark Brenner ,; LaborNotes

November 23, 2016

Op-Ed

Learn From the Teachers: Chicago Strike Showed What a Union Is For

The sight of tens of thousands of striking teachers marching through the streets of Chicago in September 2012 was a much-needed shot in the arm for a sagging labor …

By: Jane Slaughter &; Mark Brenner ,; SpeakOut

March 10, 2014

Op-Ed

Public Sector Unions Win When They Preach “Tax the Rich“

Washington's much-hyped federal budget deal offers little relief for public employees.

By: Mark Brenner ,; LaborNotes

January 7, 2014

News

Pension Theft Crime Wave

Public workers of the newly bankrupt Detroit now fight for their pensions as the city tries to rob them of their livelihoods for a second time.

By: Mark Brenner ,; LaborNotes

October 28, 2013

News Analysis

Longshore Union Quits the AFL-CIO

In a surprise move, the 40,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced its disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO yesterday. The news comes just a week before the federation is set …

By: Mark Brenner ,; LaborNotes

September 3, 2013

News

Economy & Labor

Con Ed Workers Back on the Job; Company Maintains Hard Line

It is not clear what effect the stepped up political pressure, or the return to work, will have on negotiations.

By: Mark Brenner ,; LaborNotes

July 27, 2012

Op-Ed

Are We at a Tipping Point?

Are we at a tipping point, where unions are no longer able to play their historical role of creating a shared working-class common sense?

By: Mark Brenner ,; LaborNotes

June 30, 2012

News

Nurses Say Private Equity Firm Starving Massachusetts Hospitals

Nurses sang sour carols today to the private equity firm they say is starving Massachusetts hospitals and pitting workers against each other. Massachusetts nurses came to the …

By: Mark Brenner &; Mischa Gaus ,; LaborNotes

December 25, 2011

Op-Ed

At Sotheby’s and Beyond, “Occupy” Movement Boosts Unions

What started as mostly young people hunkering down in New York’s financial district has mushroomed into an inspiring protest movement against runaway corporate power and staggering income inequality. …

By: Jenny Brown &; Mark Brenner ,; LaborNotes

November 10, 2011

News Analysis

California Strike Highlights Hospitals’ Skewed Priorities

Hundreds of workers at a central California hospital return to work today, after a two-day lockout that provoked a complaint from the state labor board. Workers at …

By: Mark Brenner ,; LaborNotes

June 25, 2011

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