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Low-wage workers
Low-wage workers news and analysis from The Nation
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July 19, 2018
A plan for paid family leave put forward by Marco Rubio and Ivanka Trump would steal from the elderly.
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July 17, 2018
The women who keep the global garment supply chain running are facing their own gender-based abuse.
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July 10, 2018
The gig economy is disrupting domestic and care work—to workers’ detriment.
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July 3, 2018
Citing security concerns, a bill before the City Council would push vendors—most of them Muslim—out of the area they depend on for their livelihood.
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June 14, 2018
Only about 10 percent of Americans work in the gig economy, but the disruptive impact of the sector should not be underestimated.
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June 4, 2018
In the Epic Systems case, the Supreme Court made it that much harder for workers to seek collective justice.
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May 24, 2018
A ruling in favor of mandatory-arbitration agreements undermines efforts to address wage theft and raises new concerns about discrimination.
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May 24, 2018
It’s time for prosecutors to shift their focus to protecting the millions of workers who are victimized by their bosses each year.
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May 1, 2018
For May Day, we look back at the work of Nate Smith, whose organizing broke down racial barriers in Pittsburgh’s trade unions.
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April 10, 2018
With inequality reaching new heights, the idea of a government-guaranteed living wage is gaining steam among progressives.
