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Arizona Lawmakers Want to Make It Harder for Teachers to Strike
Taking away the right to organize makes it hard for teachers to advocate for themselves and their students.
New Koch-Funded Toolkit Has Strategies to Bankrupt Unions
The post-Janus toolkit gives guidance on attacking and dismantling a major funder of the Democratic Party.
Central American Migrants Helped Revive the US Labor Movement
These unionization stories show how Central American migrants have helped make the US a safer place for workers.
Shutdown Exposes How Many Americans Live Paycheck to Paycheck
Financially speaking, most of us are sprinting to stand still.
Outsourced and Forgotten: No Relief for Federal Contract Workers
Federally contracted workers don't even have the assurance of receiving back pay for the shutdown period.
Los Angeles Teachers Strike Against Privatization and Underfunding
On Monday morning, tens of thousands of teachers braved pouring rain on the picket line for the strike’s first day.
LA Teachers Demand Moratorium on Charters as Strike Begins
Teachers are also demanding fully funded schools, smaller class sizes and additional support staff.
Photo Essay: Marriott Workers Celebrate Victory on the Picket Line
It took 61 days, but workers won a wage increase, employer-paid health care and workload reductions.
Workers Ran Their Own Strike and Beat Marriott
Workers hope to be even stronger for the next contract negotiations in 2022.
I Am a Teacher in Los Angeles and I Am Ready to Go on Strike
All 640,000 students in the Los Angeles public schools deserve to be treated like they matter.