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April 5, 2017
Trump’s Courageous, Valiant Decision to Gut Government Worker Safety
Truly admirable: The president has undone regulation ensuring fair pay and safety standards for federal contractors.
Michelle Chen
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October 28, 2016
What If Presidential Candidates Thanked Their Childcare Workers in Their Victory Speeches?
Amy Poehler sits down with Ai-jen Poo of the National Domestic Workers Alliance.
The Nation
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August 5, 2016
Women Day Laborers Are Tired of Waiting for Work, and for Justice
In Brooklyn, a new study shows that women face an underground labor market fraught with hidden risks.
Michelle Chen
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July 27, 2016
Yes, Temps Can Unionize Too
Temp employees often have a hard time figuring out who their real boss is. A new NLRB ruling takes the guesswork out of that conundrum.
Michelle Chen
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July 1, 2016
Home-Care Workers Are Now Protected by Minimum-Wage Laws
Are you surprised they weren’t before?
Michelle Chen
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May 27, 2016
Even After Minimum-Wage Hikes, Workers Could Still Be Getting Robbed
The new wage laws will increase minimum wages, but won’t strengthen the wage-enforcement system.
Michelle Chen
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May 2, 2016
$15 an Hour Won’t Help These Workers
A higher minimum wage is necessary, but not enough, to lift part-time workers out of poverty.
Michelle Chen
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April 15, 2016
The Average Woman Loses Over $10,000 Dollars Every Year to the Gender Pay Gap
It’s 2016 and women are still earning just 79 cents for every dollar made by men.Michelle Chen
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March 30, 2016
Vietnam’s Labor Newspaper, Where a Staff of 200 Reports on Abuses at Home and Abroad
Lao Dong belongs to the official union federation, but it maintains an independent critical voice.
David Bacon
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November 30, 2015
Which Democrat Will Pass the Working Families Test?
The Working Families Party is asking its members to help decide whom to back for president.
John Nichols