This year, thousands of teachers, hotel workers, Google employees, and others walked off the job and won major gains. Which raises two questions: Why now? And will this continue?
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On Strike in the Windy City
Pictures from the brewing standoff between Chicago teachers and Rahm Emanuel.
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Is the Strike Dead?
The workers who lost the 1892 Homestead Strike would find the situation today all too familiar: employers using strike replacements to destroy labor’s most potent weapon.