There Is Power in a Union There Is Power in a Union
A new study overturns economic orthodoxy and shows that unions reduce inequality.
May 23, 2018 / Mike Konczal
Regardless of How the Supreme Court Rules in ‘Janus,’ Labor Needs to Get More Militant Regardless of How the Supreme Court Rules in ‘Janus,’ Labor Needs to Get More Militant
The teachers in West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Kentucky show us that successful labor action can happen in any environment.
May 23, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem
Giving team owners power to determine anthem policy would be a violation of the collective-bargaining agreement, and the union is putting its foot down.
May 9, 2018 / Dave Zirin
Remembering Nate Smith, Pittsburgh’s Prizefighting Labor Activist Remembering Nate Smith, Pittsburgh’s Prizefighting Labor Activist
For May Day, we look back at the work of Nate Smith, whose organizing broke down racial barriers in Pittsburgh’s trade unions.
May 1, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld
In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead In Right-to-Work Iowa, Faculty May Just Have to Follow West Virginia’s Lead
Non-tenure-track professors at the University of Iowa are fighting for bargaining rights in the kind of labor environment Janus threatens to make the national norm—and th...
Apr 27, 2018 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle
How a Feminist Uprising Is Saving South American Soccer How a Feminist Uprising Is Saving South American Soccer
Speaking to Brenda Elsey, who is in Buenos Aires, covering the sports and politics story that demands more attention.
Apr 20, 2018 / Dave Zirin
What’s at Stake in the Teachers’ Strikes? What’s at Stake in the Teachers’ Strikes?
The fight over the future of public education is a fight over the future of American democracy.
Apr 19, 2018 / Pedro Noguera
Could These Community Groups Become Collateral Damage in Andrew Cuomo’s Fight Against Cynthia Nixon? Could These Community Groups Become Collateral Damage in Andrew Cuomo’s Fight Against Cynthia Nixon?
Make the Road, New York Communities for Change, and Citizen Action of New York could lose funding for their endorsement.
Apr 18, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency Teachers Are Leading the Working-Class Insurgency
And it’s not the first time.
Apr 17, 2018 / Steve Fraser
Dr. King Knew That Labor Rights Are Human Rights Dr. King Knew That Labor Rights Are Human Rights
The civil-rights leader was proud to rally with public workers and to connect their struggle with the struggle for a fair and equitable economy.
Apr 3, 2018 / John Nichols