More Families Suffer Financial Hardship When They Take FMLA Leave More Families Suffer Financial Hardship When They Take FMLA Leave
New data shows families are resorting to ever more drastic measures when faced with unpaid leave.
Feb 4, 2013 / Bryce Covert
Could New Orleans Be the Labor Movement’s Next Frontier? Could New Orleans Be the Labor Movement’s Next Frontier?
The city runs on tourism—and thousands of non-union restaurant workers.
Jan 31, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz
Labor Board and Union Reach a Deal for Sixty-Day Moratorium on Walmart Pickets Labor Board and Union Reach a Deal for Sixty-Day Moratorium on Walmart Pickets
The agreement is designed to resolve Walmart’s allegations that workers’ Black Friday protests were illegal.
Jan 31, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Starbucks Tycoon Bullies the Baristas Starbucks Tycoon Bullies the Baristas
CEO Howard Schultz doesn’t like unions. But he’s happy to coerce his low-paid workers into joining a phony austerity campaign.
Jan 30, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Why Are Domestic Workers Ignored in Immigration Reform? Why Are Domestic Workers Ignored in Immigration Reform?
They perform backbreaking work for low pay just like agricultural workers. Where’s their fast track?
Jan 29, 2013 / Bryce Covert
For Black Boys, the NFL—and Traumatic Brain Injury—Can Be Lottery Tickets For Black Boys, the NFL—and Traumatic Brain Injury—Can Be Lottery Tickets
What’s a little permanent brain damage when you’re facing a life of debilitating poverty?
Jan 28, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight Workers Tell OSHA They Were Locked Inside Target Stores Overnight
Target doesn’t deny that its contractors lock all the doors on the graveyard shift.
Jan 25, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business
Inspired by Vermont’s successful drive for universal healthcare, the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer is working with activists from Maine, California and Oregon to expand healthcar...
Jan 22, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
‘Investigations Weren’t Being Done. We Changed That’: A Q&A With Hilda Solis ‘Investigations Weren’t Being Done. We Changed That’: A Q&A With Hilda Solis
Hilda Solis talks to The Nation about getting the Labor Department its teeth back, her worst moment as secretary and her legacy.
Jan 18, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky
A Good Matron Is Hard to Find A Good Matron Is Hard to Find
New York City’s school bus drivers and aides do a tough job where experience matters.
Jan 18, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee