by Virginia Rodino | Mar 31, 2025 | Articles
The Chicago Teachers Union, long an advocate for climate protection, has just won language in its new contract spelling out climate and climate justice provisions for students and educators. These provisions are important not only in themselves, but because they...
by Virginia Rodino | Mar 31, 2025 | Articles
Can your employer cancel your union’s right to bargain by issuing a press release? On March 7 the Department of Homeland Security announced plans “ending collective bargaining” for TSA’s transportation screening officers by issuing a press release. Could any employer,...
by Virginia Rodino | Mar 31, 2025 | Articles
Organizing and action by government workers to oppose the Trump-Musk assault on public services is burgeoning. Here are some examples: Federal Unionists Network (FUN), which brings together workers from all federal government unions, has launched a “Let Us Work”...
by Virginia Rodino | Mar 31, 2025 | Articles
America’s two largest unions, the National Education Association and the Service Employees International Union, are among dozens of sponsors of a nationwide mobilization April 5 “to stop the most brazen power grab in modern history.” The call for the mobilization...
by Virginia Rodino | Mar 31, 2025 | Articles
Washington trade unions, including UFCW and AFT, have begun organizing a campaign for the state to divest its pension and other funds from fossil fuels. As Jeff Johnson, a former President of the Washington State Labor Council and a longtime member of the LNS board...
