This Labor-Trafficking Case Exposes the Twin Cities’ Seedy Subcontracting Underbelly This Labor-Trafficking Case Exposes the Twin Cities’ Seedy Subcontracting Underbelly
Workers allege that their employer engaged in labor trafficking, theft of public funds, and insurance fraud.
Sep 28, 2018 / Michelle Chen
McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment McDonald’s Workers Walk Out Over Sexual Harassment
“Hold the burgers, hold the fries, keep your hands off our thighs.”
Sep 18, 2018 / Rebecca Grant
Fighting for $15 in the Twin Cities Fighting for $15 in the Twin Cities
Minneapolis recently enacted a minimum-wage bump—will St. Paul be next?
Sep 18, 2018 / Cities Rising / Michelle Chen
We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment We’re at a ‘Which Side Are You On?’ Moment
Randi Weingarten on unions and politics, Mark Hertsgaard on climate, and David Cole on Kavanaugh.
Sep 6, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War China’s Workers Aren’t Fighting a Trade War—They’re Fighting a Labor War
Bellicose pronouncements from Washington and crackdowns from Beijing aren’t stifling China’s labor movement.
Sep 4, 2018 / Michelle Chen
The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018 The 3 Worst Labor Stories of 2018
And three reasons to not give up hope.
Sep 3, 2018 / Arvind Dilawar
Donald Trump Has Betrayed American Workers—Again and Again and Again Donald Trump Has Betrayed American Workers—Again and Again and Again
Despite his campaign promises, Trump has consistently put corporations and the rich ahead of American workers.
Sep 2, 2018 / Robert L. Borosage
Democrats Need to Show a Whole Lot of Solidarity With Labor in 2018 Democrats Need to Show a Whole Lot of Solidarity With Labor in 2018
The surest way to achieve high wages in the face of global competition is to build and maintain strong unions.
Sep 2, 2018 / John Nichols
Melania Trump: Hero of the People? Melania Trump: Hero of the People?
Amy Wilentz on the first lady, plus Katha Pollitt on the politics of motherhood, and Lee Saunders on unions after Janus.
Aug 30, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
Elizabeth Warren Has Bold Ideas About How to Drain the Swamp Elizabeth Warren Has Bold Ideas About How to Drain the Swamp
Those who support progressive reform have the biggest stake in cleaning the stables, cracking down on the corruption, and making Washington accountable.
Aug 28, 2018 / Katrina vanden Heuvel