The Burger King Bailout Shocker
Brave New Films
The treatment of workers at Burger King stands in stark contrast to the extravagant bonuses awarded to Goldman Sach's bailed-out bankers.
2009
2007
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The Kids Aren't Alright
Sharon Lerner : Government Programs
President Bush's neglect of government-sponsored childcare programs has a steep price. Children are paying.
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The China Syndrome
Worried about toxic toys from China? Worry, too, about Chinese workers exposed to the poisons.
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The High Price of Beauty
Virginia Sole-Smith : Feminism & Women
A scourge of health problems has nail salon workers wondering about the industry's safety standards.
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Sick Children, Working Moms
Ellen Bravo : Children & Child Care
Guilt-ridden mothers send ailing kids to school or daycare for fear of losing their jobs. Isn't it time for paid family leave?
2006
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Hog Hell
Eric Schlosser : Labor Organizing & Activism
Low wages, segregation and dangerous working conditions in a North Carolina factory reveal a meatpacking industry where labor laws no longer matter.
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Mexico's Labor Rebels
On July 2, Mexico will choose a new president. Whoever wins will face an ongoing labor movement challenging the neoliberal policies of the past.
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Harlan County Blues
Erik Reece : Labor Organizing & Activism
Life remains cheap in the coalfields of Appalachia because of the Bush Administration's incompetence and neglect in the face of human and environmental tragedy.
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Why Mine Deaths Are Up
Peter Dreier : Labor Organizing & Activism
The May 20 mine disaster presents more evidence that the Bush Administration places miners in peril with budget cuts, regulatory rollbacks and industry-friendly appointees.
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Who Killed the Miners?
Recent mining disasters demonstrate that the Bush Administration should be called to account for replacing federal mine regulators, who were identifying hazards and meeting requirements, with industry-friendly stand-ins.
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New York's Real Transit Crisis
New York City's first transit strike in a quarter-century resulted in an agreement that both the union leadership and the MTA insist is the greatest contract ever--but that the union's left opposition calls a disastrous sell-out.
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A Fight for the Future
Joshua B. Freeman : Labor Organizing & Activism
New York City transit workers, now back on the job after a two-day strike, are fighting for the rights of future workers and against the lie that abstract, neutral economic necessity, not the ideas and interests of the rich and powerful, are driving the demolition of what remains of social solidarity.
2005
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Spin Control at Wal-Mart
A hard-hitting documentary, an embarrassing leaked memo on healthcare and abandonment by customers who don't like its politics. It's getting harder these days for Wal-Mart to put on a happy public face.
2004
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Be Our Guests
David Bacon : Labor & Immigration
Guest workers in the US are routinely punished for asserting their rights.
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Tyson's Moral Anchor
Eric Schlosser : Labor Organizing & Activism
One of America's finest union leaders and her supporters are now under assault by one of the nation's meanest, toughest corporations.
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Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge?
Liza Featherstone : Labor Organizing & Activism
Under the gun, unions are realizing they have to think outside the big box.
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