John Nichols: Labor Won in Wisconsin and Ohio Senate Elections John Nichols: Labor Won in Wisconsin and Ohio Senate Elections
The victories of Tammy Baldwin and Sherrod Brown show that standing up for workers’ rights pays off.
Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room
The Corporate War on Labor The Corporate War on Labor
Disguised by its billionaire backers as campaign finance reform, California’s Proposition 32 would destroy the political power of unions.
Oct 3, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney on Teachers and Their Unions: Silence Them! Romney on Teachers and Their Unions: Silence Them!
The man who owes his GOP nomination to billionaires and Super PACs wants to prevent teachers from pooling small donations to have a voice in politics.
Sep 26, 2012 / John Nichols
What’s Missing From the Chicago Strike Debate What’s Missing From the Chicago Strike Debate
As Obama touts his education reforms and neoliberals face off with teachers, hardly anyone is talking about the real problems besetting America’s public schools.
Sep 19, 2012 / Pedro Noguera
After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers
The overturn of Scott Walker’s anti-labor law reminds us that workers and their unions have a right to equal protection under the law.
Sep 17, 2012 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’ Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’
“Collective bargaining has been restored for teachers across Wisconsin, for municipal employees across Wisconsin,” says a key union leader.
Sep 15, 2012 / John Nichols
Strike Against Inequality Strike Against Inequality
A strike in the country's most segregated school district is about more than union politics.
Sep 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Christie Thompson
Why Strike? Hear It From a Chicago Teacher (VIDEO) Why Strike? Hear It From a Chicago Teacher (VIDEO)
Twenty-six thousand teachers and school staff are expected to join the picket lines in Chicago Monday. Why?
Sep 10, 2012 / Laura Flanders
This Week in Poverty: ‘Respect the Worker’ This Week in Poverty: ‘Respect the Worker’
The latest on Palermo's factory workers in Milwaukee and SEIU janitors in Houston who are fighting for fair treatment and a decent wage.
Aug 3, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Poland’s Solidarnosc Wants No Part of Romney’s Anti-Labor Politics Poland’s Solidarnosc Wants No Part of Romney’s Anti-Labor Politics
While Romney toured Poland, the current leaders of the historic union denounced his “support for the attacks against trade unions and labor rights.”
Jul 30, 2012 / John Nichols