TPP Could Actually Make Working Conditions Worse in Vietnam TPP Could Actually Make Working Conditions Worse in Vietnam
The free market won’t break the country’s manufacturers’ reliance on forced labor, child labor, and dismal wages.
Jul 1, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise How the Federal Reserve Could Help Give You a Raise
Economists are exploring ways the Federal Reserve might help close the gap on inequality.
Jun 30, 2015 / William Greider
Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage? Shouldn’t Home Care Workers Earn a Living Wage?
Massachusetts’s disability and senior care workers just got a major pay raise.
Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Could This Be the Biggest Blow Yet to Uber’s Business Model? Could This Be the Biggest Blow Yet to Uber’s Business Model?
Taxi drivers in the sharing economy are fighting to make inroads against labor exploitation.
Jun 26, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How Andrew Cuomo Sold Out New York City Renters to a Pack of Wealthy Landlords How Andrew Cuomo Sold Out New York City Renters to a Pack of Wealthy Landlords
As protesters camp out in Albany to demand better protections for renters, lawmakers cop out on their consituents with a lukewarm rent regulation agreement.
Jun 25, 2015 / Sarah Jaffe
Someone Has to Sort Your Recycling and It’s a Disgusting and Dangerous Job Someone Has to Sort Your Recycling and It’s a Disgusting and Dangerous Job
When the green hype overpowers industrial safety, workers pay the price.
Jun 24, 2015 / Michelle Chen
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
Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests
The widespread protests Wednesday offered a critical test for politicians on whether to support the growing low-wage-worker movement.
Apr 16, 2015 / George Zornick
Even the Government’s Own Accountability Office Found Major Flaws in US Guestworker Programs Even the Government’s Own Accountability Office Found Major Flaws in US Guestworker Programs
Will the Labor Department's much-delayed new rules for the H2-B visa program strengthen protections for immigrant workers?
Apr 3, 2015 / Michelle Chen