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April 10, 2018
Why Democrats Should Fight for the Right to a Good Job
With inequality reaching new heights, the idea of a government-guaranteed living wage is gaining steam among progressives.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
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March 20, 2018
This Is the Most Dangerous Time in Decades to Be an American Living in Poverty
Republicans have launched a “breathtaking” assault on a range of safety-net programs—from health care to housing to legal aid.
Greg Kaufmann
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March 14, 2018
Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet?
At Disney’s resorts in Florida and California, workers are fighting for better pay and working conditions.
Michelle Chen
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February 16, 2018
Austin Just Brought Paid Sick Leave to the South
Thanks to a savvy, progressive coalition, Austinites will no longer have to work through heart attacks, flus, and stomach bugs.
Jimmy Tobias
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February 9, 2018
Trump’s Labor Board Is Making it Even More Difficult to Unionize Fast-Food Workers
Upending Obama-era precedent, the NLRB is threatening the ability of workers at franchise restaurants to organize.
Michelle Chen
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February 5, 2018
Millennials Are Keeping Unions Alive
Jobs are precarious, health-care costs are skyrocketing, and wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of living—no wonder young people are organizing.
Michelle Chen
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January 19, 2018
Home-Care Workers Clocking 24-Hour Shifts Are Being Paid for Only 13 Hours
A New York State rule is standing in the way of home-care workers’ earning their rightful pay, and care recipients’ getting the attention they deserve.
Michelle Chen
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January 12, 2018
How to End the Silence Around Sexual-Harassment Settlements
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, lawmakers are floating bills to ban confidentiality in workplace sexual harassment settlements. But advocates are divided over whether that would benefit all victims.
Stephanie Russell-Kraft
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January 9, 2018
A Labor Battle at… Disney World?
Unionized workers across Disney’s Orlando properties are fighting for a living wage and a permanent place in the community.
Michelle Chen
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January 2, 2018
Was Your Smartphone Built in a Sweatshop?
An investigation of two Samsung factories in Vietnam shows the darker side of the global tech supply chain.
Michelle Chen