Stories by Mark Brenner
Mark Brenner is the Director of Labor Notes.
For years corporations have been trying to choke the life out of traditional pensions ... and they may get their wish.
Posted on Oct 28, 2009, Source: Labor Notes
Bankers have driven our economy off a cliff. Why hand them the keys again?
Posted on Apr 8, 2009, Source: Labor Notes
If the car companies are too big to fail, too poorly run to put right, it’s time to take them over.
Posted on Apr 1, 2009, Source: Labor Notes
The move would create a single local union for all of SEIU's nursing home and home-care workers in California.
Posted on Jan 14, 2009, Source: Labor Notes
As companies scramble to shore up profits, many are turning to a well-rehearsed script: ask union workers for concessions.
Posted on Dec 27, 2008, Source: Labor Notes
Some conservatives are using inaccurate numbers to pin the blame for Detroit's pain on union workers.
Posted on Dec 8, 2008, Source: Labor Notes
With U.S. car makers billions of dollars in the red, jobs vanishing and factories closing, the industry's problems may be insurmountable.
Posted on Nov 19, 2008, Source: Labor Notes
A crisis precipitated by the wealthy, and we're all getting stuck with the tab.
Posted on Nov 10, 2008, Source: Labor Notes
In recent years, working people have made huge givebacks under the gun of employers, courts, and (yes, even) union officials.
Posted on Jan 15, 2008, Source: Labor Notes