The president of a local Massachusetts union explained how she was able to get teachers to agree to an illegal strike through a strategy of “agitate and persuade,” while speaking to attendees at a Labor Notes conference on June 18. The Brookline Educators Union (BEU) convinced teachers to engage in

New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) members may not be aware just how big a hole their union is in, but the numbers don’t lie. Last year, the union spent $1 out of every $4 collected from union members to pay down its debts, accrued by not saving enough for

The four largest unions representing government employees all give money to the Sixteen Thirty Fund, which is part of the Arabella Network, a powerful organization that directs hundreds of millions of dollars to progressive organizations and causes. The unions that gave money to The Sixteen Thirty Fund, using their members’

At the AFL-CIO convention on Tuesday, President Joe Biden thanked labor officials for their help in getting him elected in 2020, even as he defended his record on inflation, which has squeezed middle-income and working-class families. “You’re a gigantic reason why I’m standing here today as your president,” Biden told

Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) emailed its members yesterday with the subject “Critical Alert: These guys are coming after us”. In the email, they claim four bills being considered for a vote in the PA House this week are “union attack bills”. The email calls for members to contact their