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March 1, 2016
Some Good News in the Fight for 15
The highest labor board in the country just confirmed fast-food workers’ right to organize.
Michelle Chen
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February 12, 2016
Silicon Valley’s Wealth Gap
The tech hub is becoming completely unaffordable for the service employees who work there.
Michelle Chen
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October 19, 2015
Why We Need to Take Care of the Workers Behind Home Health Care
Turnover in the home-based health-care industry is as high as 60 percent. We need to change that.
Michelle Chen
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October 14, 2015
The Unionization Tool Management Will Never Expect
Members-only unions might not be as strong as regular unions, but they’re a lot easier to create in a hostile labor environment.
Michelle Chen
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April 16, 2015
Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing
Yesterday’s strikers ranged from retail and fast food workers to adjuncts and caregivers—all those ousted from the 1 percent economy.
Michelle Chen
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April 6, 2015
Meet Rahm Emanuel’s Other Election Day Challenger
Whether Emanuel wins or loses his fight for mayor, the savvy coalition leading the charge against him may already have changed Chicago politics for the better.
Micah Uetricht
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December 26, 2014
Homecare Worker Protections Thwarted in Court
Just before Christmas, a federal judge stuck down minimum wage and overtime protections for millions of homecare workers.
Michelle Chen