Filipino Workers Are Seizing the Means of Communication in the Fight Against Verizon Filipino Workers Are Seizing the Means of Communication in the Fight Against Verizon
These workers understand that without a strong global labor movement, they’re in an unwinnable race to the bottom.
May 25, 2016 / Michelle Chen
$15 an Hour Won’t Help These Workers $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.
May 2, 2016 / Michelle Chen
A Western Company Could Finally Be Held Accountable for the Rana Plaza Disaster A Western Company Could Finally Be Held Accountable for the Rana Plaza Disaster
Three years after the factory collapse in Bangladesh, a Canadian court is hearing a case that could award the victims up to $2 billion in damages.
Apr 29, 2016 / Michelle Chen
In the Time It Takes to Read This Article, a Person Will Die at Work in the US In the Time It Takes to Read This Article, a Person Will Die at Work in the US
A hundred and fifty people die each day from hazardous working conditions in this country. How many of those are preventable?
Apr 27, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Hillary Was Nowhere to Be Seen in the Fight for 15—I Should Know Hillary Was Nowhere to Be Seen in the Fight for 15—I Should Know
Hillary’s “support” is welcome, and a sign that our movement has come far, but let’s be clear: She hasn’t always supported a $15 minimum wage.
Apr 18, 2016 / Kshama Sawant
The Average Woman Loses Over $10,000 Dollars Every Year to the Gender Pay Gap 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.
Apr 15, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Solution to Higher Ed’s Bad Pay Is Unions The Solution to Higher Ed’s Bad Pay Is Unions
Unionized faculty earn about $21,000 more annually in pay and benefits than their non-unionized peers.
Apr 13, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
You Either Work or You Go to Jail You Either Work or You Go to Jail
Parole and probation are trapping former prisoners in debt, forcing them to work to avoid getting locked up.
Apr 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen
We Are Winning the Fight for $15 We Are Winning the Fight for $15
What started with 200 workers striking in New York has ballooned into a national movement wielding real political power.
Apr 6, 2016 / Cities Rising / Michelle Chen
How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted How a $15 Minimum Wage Went From ‘Extreme’ to Enacted
Across the country, activists and low-wage workers are showing that the changes we need will come if people organize and force them.
Apr 5, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel