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Janus v. AFSCME
Quiet Trump Administration Rule Change Could Allow Federal Union-Busting Spree
The policy opens the door for employers to bully workers out of staying in their union, or joining in the first place.
Labor Sector Maintains Political Clout as 2020 Presidential Campaign Heats Up
But labor leaders are still treading into 2020 with caution.
The Radical Worker Politics of the Los Angeles Teacher Strike
Since the strike began, support for UTLA demands among LA residents increased to 80 percent.
What’s Next for Public Education in 2019
We have the power to reverse the trend toward neoliberal education reform that predates Trump and DeVos.
AFSCME Workers Find Their Power on the Picket Line
Kathryn Lybarger, president of Local 3299, discusses the ongoing fight at the University of California.
ALEC Is Pushing a New Slate of Viciously Anti-Worker, Pro-Corporate Laws
This is ALEC’s menu of policy proposals at a New Orleans conference.
Anti-Union Measure in Missouri Loses by Massive Margin
It will be important to build on this victory to further strengthen the power of workers.
Collective Action Is Key to Keeping Labor Strong
With union membership at an all-time low, the labor movement must get creative.
We Are Nurses and We Won’t Back Down
Some 1,800 nurses at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington took to the picket lines for two days.
Inside the Koch Family’s 60-Year Anti-Union Campaign That Gave Us “Janus”
Right-to-work is part of the Koch vision.