Crain’s Red-Baits a Nurses Union Leader on Labor Day Crain’s Red-Baits a Nurses Union Leader on Labor Day
The business press still insists on equating strong union organizing with communism.
Sep 2, 2014 / Laura Flanders
Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights
Keith Ellison and John Lewis are right: the US should recognize union organizing as a civil right.
Sep 1, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize
Home healthcare workers in Minnesota just established a union, opening the door for negotiating higher wages.
Aug 29, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
The True Meaning of Labor Day The True Meaning of Labor Day
For America’s workers, Labor Day marks more than the end of summer. It’s a reminder of the struggles we have won—and those that lie ahead.
Aug 29, 2014 / Mary Kay Henry
How a Good Employer Supports Union Busting How a Good Employer Supports Union Busting
Costco has cultivated a sterling reputation, but labor activists describe horrors down the supply chain.
Aug 15, 2014 / Andrew Elrod
Could Stronger Unions Make China More Democratic? Could Stronger Unions Make China More Democratic?
Chinese labor activist Han Dongfang thinks that democracy begins in the workplace.
Aug 11, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
This Ruling Just Gave Workers a Big Boost in Their Fight Against McDonald’s This Ruling Just Gave Workers a Big Boost in Their Fight Against McDonald’s
The fast-food giant must now admit that it’s responsible for the people it employs.
Aug 1, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Why Are Postal Workers Boycotting Staples? Why Are Postal Workers Boycotting Staples?
Staples is at the center of a highly controversial “public-private partnership” deal to turn its counters into quasi-post offices.
Jul 28, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Is Canada’s New Anti–Sex Work Bill Unconstitutional? Is Canada’s New Anti–Sex Work Bill Unconstitutional?
The bill purports to target only those who purchase sex, but threatens to indirectly criminalize many of the services, spaces and personal interactions that would make it poss...
Jul 16, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Hobby Lobby Is Now Discriminating Against a Transgender Employee Hobby Lobby Is Now Discriminating Against a Transgender Employee
After being denied access to workplace facilities for being transgender, a Hobby Lobby employee is now pressing a discrimination case with the Illinois Human Rights Commission.
Jul 14, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Chen