Watch for the appearance of the “New” New Voice, the faculty union newsletter (special 12-page edition) on April 30, just in time for May...

Dear Union Members: I am pleased to announce that on Friday, December 9th,  from 5:15-7:30, at Pratt Institute (location TBA), the UFCT...

Here is an excellent report on the situation at UC Davis, and in the California public university system in general, in the wake of...

A call from a fellow Pratt Faculty Union member to join the historic Occupy Wall Street movement: Sisters & Brothers: I’m on sabbatical...

Dear UFCT Member: As you’ve probably heard, our fellow Brooklyn faculty colleagues at LIU are on strike. Calling a strike is never a...

Monday, April 4:  Union Solidarity at Pratt ————————- WORKERS’ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS! National Day of Union Solidarity on the Pratt...

He says he will get tougher on unions, giving lower wage increases and asking for changes in health benefits and pensions. June 3, 2010...

Criminal probe opened to find whether mine inspectors received bribes in West Virginia. Criminal probe opened to find whether Goldman...

Here’s the link, for a rally sponsored by the NYC Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO.

Employers are asking for a 4-5 year “recession” contract while doormen are claiming we are moving out of the recession and want to look...

These interviews about the recent tragic disaster at the Massey coal mine in West Virginia point out the importance of the right of the...

Andy Stern, president of the SEIU, plans to step down soon.  Here is the Times story, and that from the Wall Street Journal.

Budget gaps are propelling cities to try to reopen the contracts of unionized public workers to cut benefits and pensions.  The tone of...

A brilliant observation by Theodor Adorno, German social critic, specifically on folk music, but also an important reminder that we must...

Huge protests took place across the nation yesterday, including in New York State, with barely any coverage in the mainstream media. ...

It would indeed seem that it might help the labor movement in this country if the history of the labor movement was actually taught (so...

History of Labor The following chronology documenting the history of the labor movement in the United States, with special focus on labor...