The Educators’ Revolt Is Spreading to Oakland The Educators’ Revolt Is Spreading to Oakland
Starting February 21, Oakland teachers will be on strike to reverse the dismantling of their school system.
Feb 21, 2019 / Eric Blanc
Will Maryland College Athletes Be Unionized? Will Maryland College Athletes Be Unionized?
A bill being put forward in the Maryland statehouse will give college athletes union protection.
Feb 20, 2019 / Dave Zirin
How Corporate Monopolies Are Dragging Down Your Paycheck How Corporate Monopolies Are Dragging Down Your Paycheck
If T-Mobile and Sprint merge, it could drive down wages for retail workers by thousands of dollars a year.
Feb 6, 2019 / Michelle Chen
It’s Time to Give TSA Screeners Full Union Rights It’s Time to Give TSA Screeners Full Union Rights
The shutdown has exposed how dangerous it can be to starve critical safety personnel.
Jan 25, 2019 / George Zornick
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