A Union Leader Who Always Knew Which Side He Was On A Union Leader Who Always Knew Which Side He Was On
AFSCME leader Marty Beil battled Scott Walker on behalf of public employees and the public good.
Oct 5, 2015 / John Nichols
This Is What It Takes to Unionize a Newsroom This Is What It Takes to Unionize a Newsroom
On Tuesday, we’ll find out if Al Jazeera America’s digital editorial staff will become the latest new media workers to unionize.
Oct 5, 2015 / Michelle Chen
In America, You Can Work Hard, Play By the Rules, and Still Get Screwed In America, You Can Work Hard, Play By the Rules, and Still Get Screwed
According to Barbara Ehrenreich, being steadily employed ain’t what it used to be.
Sep 23, 2015 / Pat Tomaino, James M. Larkin, and Zach Goldhammer
Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little? Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little?
These are educational professionals, and they need to be compensated like they are.
Sep 21, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Three Questions About Poverty the Republican Candidates Should Answer Tonight Three Questions About Poverty the Republican Candidates Should Answer Tonight
Wednesday’s debate will be held at the library dedicated to the president who spread many of the stereotypes that are still used to demonize low-income people.
Sep 16, 2015 / Marisol Bello
5 Vital Lessons From American Labor’s Rise and Fall 5 Vital Lessons From American Labor’s Rise and Fall
America’s unions have been in retreat for decades—but can history point toward some fresh starts?
Sep 15, 2015 / James M. Larkin
Scott Walker’s Economically (and Politically) Wrongheaded Scheme to Destroy Unions Scott Walker’s Economically (and Politically) Wrongheaded Scheme to Destroy Unions
The American people simply are not as anti-union as the governor’s active imagination tells him they are.
Sep 14, 2015 / John Nichols
This Is How Bad the Sharing Economy Is for Workers This Is How Bad the Sharing Economy Is for Workers
And this is how reformers and activists might win protections for Silicon Valley’s so-called “independent contractors.”
Sep 14, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Yes, Your T-Shirt Was ‘Made in LA’—and the Worker Got 4 Cents For It Yes, Your T-Shirt Was ‘Made in LA’—and the Worker Got 4 Cents For It
Why the sorry state of Los Angeles garment manufacturing should put serious attention on sweatshops—here in the US and across the world.
Sep 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap
Statewide austerity measures leave campus workers doing more work for less pay.
Sep 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen