Low-wage workers

Biden stands at a podium to deliver the State of the Union at the US Capitol

The True State of the Union The True State of the Union

We must listen to the cries of those who are suffering.

Mar 7, 2024 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

Home care workers rally at New York’s City Hall on October 18.

Ban the 24-Hour Workday! Ban the 24-Hour Workday!

In some states—New York is one of them—it is still legal to hire someone for a 24-hour shift, but to only pay them for a fraction of those hours.

Nov 29, 2023 / Dawn Kikel

“MADE IN USA” clothing labels sit in a pile at the 5 Thread facility in Los Angeles.

“Made in America” Never Meant More Ethical “Made in America” Never Meant More Ethical

Garment workers in the US are paid far below minimum wage. New legislation, if implemented successfully, would change that.

Nov 20, 2023 / Derek Guy

Union members and supporters march along the Strip during a Culinary Union “We Will Come Back Stronger!” rally in Las Vegas, Nev.

Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Have an Ace Up Their Sleeve Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Have an Ace Up Their Sleeve

The image of the city as an adult playground has often meant extreme and erratic change for hotels, casinos, and restaurants. The Culinary Union has had enough.

Sep 27, 2023 / Nicholas Russell

A map of worker-owned cooperative businesses in the bay area from NoBAWC's website

Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace? Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace?

Cooperatives can be part of the solution in building the working and middle class in this country.

Aug 15, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

NIH Fellows demand the right to join a union.

NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union

One day after a Nation story reported claims that National Institute Fellows were "trainees" not "workers," the NIH changed its mind.

Aug 14, 2023 / Peter Lucas

NIH Fellows United rally on the NIH main campus celebrating their union election filing with the FLRA on June 1.

NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union

Faced with an organizing campaign by the United Auto Workers, the Biden administration is claiming that fellows at the National Institutes of Health—the people who do most of the a...

Aug 8, 2023 / Peter Lucas

Children working as miners in Pennsylvania.

Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever

It should be a reminder of how deeply retrogressive capitalism has once again become both here at home and elsewhere across the planet.

Jul 13, 2023 / Steve Fraser

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry. “Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

Time to say goodbye to icy winters and frozen fingers! If enough young activists and organizers follow the US industrial base south, a far more powerful working-class movement is p...

May 23, 2023 / Peter Olney and Rand Wilson

Rev. Dr. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign speaks at the Poor People's Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival Rally at the US Supreme Court on October 27, 2021.

The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018 The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018

It culminated in a season of nonviolent direct action.

May 14, 2023 / Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

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Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace? Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace?

NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union

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Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry. “Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018 The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018

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Low-wage workers

The True State of the Union The True State of the Union

Ban the 24-Hour Workday! Ban the 24-Hour Workday!

“Made in America” Never Meant More Ethical “Made in America” Never Meant More Ethical

Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Have an Ace Up Their Sleeve Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Have an Ace Up Their Sleeve

Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace? Is This a Form of Capitalism Progressives Can Embrace?

NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union NIH Fellows Win Recognition as Workers With the Right to Join a Union

NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union

Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever

“Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry. “Salt” the South! Young Socialists Are Needed to Help Organize the Auto Industry.

The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018 The Poor People’s Campaign Launched on Mother’s Day 2018