It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers It’s Not a Shutdown, It’s a Lockout and a Shakedown of Federal Workers
The bland, familiar language of “shutdown” coverage fails to capture the crisis into which federal workers and their families have been thrust.
Jan 23, 2019 / John Nichols
Union Benefits Go Far Beyond the Workplace Union Benefits Go Far Beyond the Workplace
Unions also fortify the social safety net and aid communities on the path to self-sufficiency.
Jan 22, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Lee Carter’s Campaign for Labor Rights in Virginia Is Important for All Working Americans Lee Carter’s Campaign for Labor Rights in Virginia Is Important for All Working Americans
His fight against “right-to-work” should inspire more Democrats to challenge the atrocious Taft-Hartley law.
Jan 7, 2019 / John Nichols
A Labor Strike at a Charter School? A Labor Strike at a Charter School?
Fifteen branches of Acero schools in Chicago closed in December as teachers demanded better working conditions.
Jan 7, 2019 / Michelle Chen
The Shutdown Has Turned Uncle Sam Into a Deadbeat Boss The Shutdown Has Turned Uncle Sam Into a Deadbeat Boss
Some 420,000 “essential” government employees have been forced to report to work during the shutdown—for free.
Jan 4, 2019 / Michelle Chen
Erdogan’s War on Workers Erdogan’s War on Workers
Turkey’s crackdown on dissent extends to the country’s fractured labor movement.
Dec 28, 2018 / Cole Stangler
Who’s Leading the Next Unionization Charge? That’s Right: Florida. Who’s Leading the Next Unionization Charge? That’s Right: Florida.
The Service Employees International Union is poised to represent half of all adjunct faculty in the “right to work” state’s public-school system.
Dec 20, 2018 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle
Antitrust For The Many, Not The Few Antitrust For The Many, Not The Few
Somebody needs to challenge Facebook's outsized power over the media. It should be a cooperative association, not another unaccountable behemoth.
Nov 20, 2018 / Nathan Schneider
Le’Veon Bell and the Politics of Anti-Solidarity Le’Veon Bell and the Politics of Anti-Solidarity
Pittsburgh Steelers players ransacked their teammate’s locker, and NFL owners were assuredly licking their chops as the scene unfolded.
Nov 16, 2018 / Dave Zirin
More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail? More Nurses Means Better Care—So Why Did This Ballot Measure Fail?
Massachusetts rejected mandatory patient-to-staff ratios that advocates say could save lives.
Nov 15, 2018 / Michelle Chen