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  • Bus Drivers Win First Contract After Strike and Lockout at University of Alabama
    By Jake DaSilva
    March 9
    Organizing

    Bus drivers at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa won a first contract after they were locked out last week following a one-day strike. The deal secures a $1.50 an hour raise and employment security, key sticking points that led to the strike. The drivers endured nine months of bargaining where their employer—a contractor—demanded at-will employment and frozen wages.

  • The Picketline Song
    Evan Greer
    February 28
    Song of the Month

    Says Evan Greer: "The first action I ever went to was a projectionist strike in Somerville, Massachusetts, on May Day. I was probably about 16. I wrote the chorus to Picketline Song to sing while we walked the line, and dealt with repeated attacks by police."

  • Just Say ‘No’ to Drug Tests — Then Bargain
    David Cohen
    March 10
    Stewards Corner

    Under the guise of concern for employees’ safety and health, employers demand the right to conduct drug and alcohol testing. Most use it as just another hammer to hold over workers’ heads. Employers often try to divide the membership on this issue, but we can turn this around and fight. What are the union’s rights? What are the best policies to fight for?

  • Support Miners in Three Countries
    Labor Notes Staff
    February 26
    Solidarity Network

    Copper miners occupying pits in northern Mexico are bracing for an invasion by federal troops after refusing to give up their two-and-a-half year strike. In Southern California, borate miners are locked out, insisting that the good union jobs don't become “junk jobs.” And in Ontario, nickel miners are in the same fight, holding strong after six months on pickets. Show your solidarity today.