STRIKE! Could the red-state teacher walkouts herald a return of labor’s long-forgotten tactic? Apr 4, 2018 In an era when the strike seems all but dead, it feels like the beginning of a strike wave.
Union membership rates held steady in 2017 Jan 24, 2018 10.7 percent of American workers are union members.
2017 in review Dec 31, 2017 As chronicled in 24 issues of the Northwest Labor Press: some of the year’s most important developments for labor and working people.
White Working Class: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America Jun 1, 2017 Ivy Leaguer says elites had better start treating the ‘White Working Class’ with respect.
Public education is under attack, but the public is coming to its defense May 2, 2017 AFT president Randi Weingarten says Trump and DeVos have galvanized public support for public education as never before.
Class War in the Capital City Apr 5, 2017 In his new book, Gordon Lafer argues there’s a top-down class war under way, in which business groups are using state legislatures to remake America.
The Strike: U.S. labor’s long-lost weapon Feb 14, 2017 Major work stoppages have declined over 95 percent since the 1940s.
Could unions be getting more popular? New poll shows surge in support Feb 1, 2017 The latest Pew poll shows 60% of Americans favor unions, the second-highest level since 1985.
Annual survey records further union membership declines Jan 26, 2017 Union membership fell to 10.7 percent of the U.S. workforce, and 6.4 percent in the private sector.
LOOKING BACK ON THE OBAMA YEARS Jan 18, 2017 Obama ignored labor on trade and healthcare, and pro-worker reforms came mostly too late.
