Unions

South High School students join their striking teachers on the picket line on February 11th, 2019, in Denver, Colorado.

That membership dropped only slightly is somewhat surprising given how unfriendly the current administration is to organized labor.

Red for Ed teachers face retribution in Arizona, even as strikes grow next door.

The strike, which began Monday, is the first in 30 years in Los Angeles, the nation's second-largest school district.

Organizers say the L.A. movement to better fund public education will inspire solidarity movements nationwide.

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The human cost of job loss can be enormous, leading to depression, failing marriages or health, and even suicide.

Grassroots Campaigns canvasses for such non-profits as Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union. But former employees say the organization has taken a hardline—and repressive—view of labor reform within its own ranks.

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In their bid to unionize, one relatively small group of Boeing workers in the South has lately drawn some bigger-name supporters.

Identifying union fees as a matter of free speech works both ways.

Unions in the state have been unable to force public-employees to contribute to collective bargaining funds for almost 65 years, and yet they have managed to thrive.

Pacific Standard spoke with a labor researcher about the likely effects of the landmark Supreme Court decision passed on Wednesday.

Union advocates argue that the loss of agency fees will financially decimate public-sector unions.

Thousands of public-sector employees march during a strike called by labor unions to protest against austerity measures in San José, Costa Rica, on June 25th, 2018.

In this historically anti-union state, organizing even a small number of workers is a big deal.

A Supreme Court ruling, Elon Musk's union drama, and more.

Solidarity creates a formidable challenge for the New York City university's administration.

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

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As in other recent red-state teachers' strikes, the Arizona teachers were agitating not just for raises but for a wholesale improvement of the state's system of education.

News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.

People around the world are taking to the streets today to fight for workers' rights.

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