Rachel Phua tapped as the Bill Greider Fellow for Labor Reporting
When the legendary reporter Bill Greider died on Christmas Day in 2019, his New York Times obituary quoted an interview he gave to the Princeton…
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The Brazilian Union-Owned Vacation Spots Under Threat from Bolsonaro
Peruíbe, Brasil – Peruíbe has one of the longest, most pristine beaches in the state of São Paulo. Bordered by the mountains of the 200,000-acre…
Victory Parties Canceled as Brazilian Dig In for Runoff Election Fight
SÃO BERNARDO DO CAMPO, BRASIL – Ever since Lula was first elected as Brasil’s president 20 years ago in 2002, 39-year-old Fernando Selestrino has come…
Biden’s Pro-Union Speeches Helped Brazilian Unions Fight Bolsonaro
SÃO PAULO, BRASIL – On the front cover of São Paulo’s April 2021 tire workers union newsletter is a photo of President Joe Biden speaking…
After Defeating Uber, Local Mom Barb Warwick Wins City Council Nod
THE RUN, PITTSBURGH – Yesterday, Barb Warwick, a 45-year-old working mother of four and progressive activist, won the Democratic nomination for City Council, most likely…
On a Rainy Day, Labor’s Old Guard & New Energy Celebrate
PITTSBURGH, PA. – It’s the morning of the Labor Day parade around 8 a.m., and many union members are nervous that an early thunderstorm will…
Ohio Teachers Strikes Spread to Lordstown – Help Us Cover it
Folks, With striking Columbus teachers reaching a tentative agreement today, I am sensing a lot of deja vu of what happened in West Virginia 4…
Help us Cover Ohio Teachers’ Strikes
Over 4,500 teachers went on strike in Columbus, Ohio on Monday . These strikes are part of a bigger wave of teacher strikes across Ohio…
Barriers to Multi-Generational Organizing
This is the third of a three-part series on “The New Class of Senior Citizen Activists,” underwritten with a grant from Social Security Works. Check out…
Seniors for Summer Lee & the Power of Multi-Generational Organizing
This is the second of a three-part series on “The New Class of Senior Citizen Activists,” underwritten with a grant from Social Security Works. Check out…
The Intersectionality of A New Class of Senior Citizen Activists
Jon “Bowzer” Bauman was a household name in the 1970s and 1980s as the leader of the band Sha Na Na. However, he’s not very…
As Abortion Demand Doubles in Western PA, Planned Parenthood Workers Rally Against Low Wages
PITTSBURGH, PA — Flanked by two burly Wabtec factory workers holding signs reading “Pro-Choice, Pro-Union UE 696,” stands Crystal Gombroski, one of the leaders of…