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Why the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement is Helping Derail Obama’s Trade Agenda
As President Obama departs on his long-delayed trip to Asia, his job-killing trade agenda is being blocked by “fast track” bills that ironically were supposed to railroad trade agreements …
Why Passengers Cheered a Vermont Bus Strike
The Vermont bus driver's strike succeeded through a powerful combination of workers organizing on the job and organized community solidarity.
A Walkout at UPS and Labor’s Old School Future
The successful February fight at UPS in Queens by Teamsters Local 807 shows that worker solidarity and innovative online tactics to win public support can be used to enhance …
Protecting the Right’s Stranglehold Over Union Elections
Anti-union organizations and consultants dominated NLRB hearings on its new election rules, and their testimony revealed they want to make it as difficult as possible for workers to choose …
New Network for Social Justice Unionism Seeks to Change the Labor Movement
Interview with Michelle Gunderson, co-founder of the Network for Social Justice Unionism.
Truthout Interviews John Logan on the Antiunion Campaign in Tennessee
The battle by the GOP and its wealthy donors to keep middle and working class individuals poorly paid and without workplace rights continues.
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Workplace Democracy
We need a whole new approach to labor law in the United States that provides workers more freedom and democracy in the workplace.
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A Primer on the Antiunion Campaign at Volkswagen
Given the dizzying array of antiunion forces that were involved in the campaign to undermine workers' choice to form a union at Volkswagen in Chattanooga, a who's who of …
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Evidence of GOP Interference in VW Election Is Now Overwhelming
Last week's disclosure by respected Tennessee journalist Phil Williams concerning Republican dirty tricks in the Chattanooga union election demonstrates beyond any doubt that the GOP unlawfully interfered.
Workers at Nation’s Top Hospital Strike for Fair Wages
The Real News goes to the picket lines as Johns Hopkins Hospital workers launch a three-day strike for living wages.