Stories by Jane Slaughter

Jane Slaughter is an editor at Labor notes. She is the author of Concessions and How To Beat Them and co-author, with Mike Parker, of Choosing Sides: Unions and the Team Concept and Working Smart: A Union Guide to Participation Programs and Reengineering. She is the editor of A Troublemaker's Handbook 2.

The Subtle, Insidious Game of Undermining Social Security From Within

Posted on: Jan 9, 2013, Source: Labor Notes

Social Security unionists see serious threats to the program coming from the inside.

10,000 Protesters Converge on Michigan Capitol as Gov. Snyder's Assault on Workers' Rights Signed Into Law

Posted on: Dec 11, 2012, Source: Labor Notes

Things got dicey in Lansing when protesters took down a tent erected on Capitol grounds by the Koch-funded Americans For Prosperity, as lawmakers passed a law designed to eviscerate union membership rolls.

Dueling California Measures Set to Tax Rich, Gut Unions

Posted on: Oct 7, 2012, Source: Labor Notes

Two ballot measures for Californians this fall could shape the state's politics--a millionaire's tax, or a historic attack on unions' ability to influence campaigns.

What We Learn from Two Strikes at Walmart Warehouses

Posted on: Sep 30, 2012, Source: Labor Notes

In a time when few union members dare strike, three dozen California workers who move goods for Walmart walked off their jobs September 12. Three days later, 30 Illinois warehouse workers walked out too.

Teamster Sympathy Strikes Defeat Lockout

Posted on: Jul 1, 2012, Source: Labor Notes

A series of one-day sympathy strikes by Teamsters in five cities helped convince the giant waste-hauler Republic Services to back off a six-week lockout of its workers.

Supply Chain Workers Test Strength of Links

Posted on: Apr 2, 2012, Source: Labor Notes

Workers in the nation’s sprawling distribution network hold enormous potential power.

Michigan Workers Fight Emergency Managers, Plan Constitutional Amendment to Protect Union Rights

Posted on: Feb 26, 2012, Source: Labor Notes

Getting out in front of the spreading attacks on workers, Michigan unions plan a constitutional amendment to ban further encroachment on collective bargaining rights.