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Some 57 million nonunion workers in the United States say they would
form a union tomorrow if given the chance, according to new poll
conducted in February by Peter D. Hart and Associates.

California inspires people to think big, and to write big books. Take, for example, Kevin Starr.

How lionlike the Democrats sound as they circle around Social Security, roaring their defiance!

Wal-Mart hopes to defeat its opponents by exploiting their racial divisions.

Massive resources are at stake in the debate roiling the AFL-CIO's Las Vegas summit.

Why public pension funds might be the real progressive power.

Call out the fifes, sound the bugles, strike on the drums. With the State of the Union behind us, the Battle for Social Security now officially begins--again.

Blogs

A labor official says the kind of auditing Walmart wants to bring to its US warehouses “led directly to the deaths of 112 people in Bangladesh.”

January 3, 2013

Coverage of Newtown, the great Walmart walkout and 2012's most valuable progressives.

December 22, 2012

Protestors in Argentina hope international pressure can end Walmart's union-busting in the US.

December 21, 2012

Student activists are pointing out that one of USC's apparel monitors failed to address fire safety hazards that led to 289 deaths in Pakistan.

December 19, 2012

The chained CPI proposal in Obama's fiscal cliff offer will hurt impoverished elderly women.

December 18, 2012

New Jersey protesters are holding Walmart accountable for a factory fire that killed 112 Bangladeshi workers. 

December 18, 2012

Did a Walmart vice president just reveal illegal union-busting?

December 17, 2012

Governor Rick Snyder ignored the interests of Michigan workers to please his corporate backers. 

December 17, 2012

What caused Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s political 180 on anti-labor legislation?

December 13, 2012
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