What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For
The New York State Labor Department’s fast food Wage Board this week showed why a pay raise can’t come soon enough for fast food workers.
Jun 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
25 Years Later: Lessons From the Organizers of Justice for Janitors 25 Years Later: Lessons From the Organizers of Justice for Janitors
The campaign succeeded because it went after the people who truly had power over the workers’ livelihood—not the powerless subcontractors.
Jun 16, 2015 / Stephen Lerner and Jono Shaffer
Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC
The low wages the government pays its army of contract workers is exacerbating precarity in the labor force as a whole.
Apr 22, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing
Yesterday’s strikers ranged from retail and fast food workers to adjuncts and caregivers—all those ousted from the 1 percent economy.
Apr 16, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Are These Strikes a Sign of Growing Militancy Among China’s Workers? Are These Strikes a Sign of Growing Militancy Among China’s Workers?
Workers’ willingness to take direct action could stem from a recognition that the golden era of Chinese manufacturing is on the wane.
Apr 9, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract
Rank-and-file organizing pays dividends for the nation’s only private graduate student union.
Mar 11, 2015 / Avi Asher-Schapiro
Zephyr Teachout, Hands Up United and John Oliver Made Our 2014 Progressive Honor Roll. Who Else Made the List? Zephyr Teachout, Hands Up United and John Oliver Made Our 2014 Progressive Honor Roll. Who Else Made the List?
From the huge climate march in September to racial-justice activism, it was a year that saw renewal of movement-based politics.
Dec 22, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols
Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike Why a Win for Anti-Choice Protesters Might Also Strengthen Workers’ Rights to Strike
The Roberts court has expanded First Amendment protections to such an extent that strikes, pickets, and boycotts should be protected as free speech.
Jul 18, 2014 / Moshe Z. Marvit
Meet the Lockout Lawyers Destroying Sports Meet the Lockout Lawyers Destroying Sports
One law firm, Proskauer Rose, is representing all four major sports leagues in the USA. The results are great for owners and disastrous for fans.
Oct 15, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
NBA Lockout Ends and Players Get Played NBA Lockout Ends and Players Get Played
Remove the bells and whistles, and the NBA Lockout was about little more than owners stealing money from the players' pockets.
Nov 28, 2011 / Blog / Dave Zirin