Labor Organizing

Justin Timberlake’s Union Tour

Justin Timberlake’s Union Tour Justin Timberlake’s Union Tour

JT’s backup dancers have made history by winning a union contract for touring artists.

Dec 13, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Jessica Weisberg

NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize

NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize NYU Grad Students Vote to Unionize

NYU becomes the only private university with unionized teaching assistants.

Dec 12, 2013 / Jessica Weisberg

Fox News Invites Financial Analyst to Trash Minimum Wage Increase

Fox News Invites Financial Analyst to Trash Minimum Wage Increase Fox News Invites Financial Analyst to Trash Minimum Wage Increase

Fox News deceptively attacks the minimum wage.

Dec 5, 2013 / Lee Fang

Americans Want a Great Big Increase in the Minimum Wage

Americans Want a Great Big Increase in the Minimum Wage Americans Want a Great Big Increase in the Minimum Wage

Republicans and Democrats actually agree: “We can’t build a strong economy on jobs that pay so little that families can’t live on them.”

Dec 5, 2013 / John Nichols

Support the Fast-Food Strikes

Support the Fast-Food Strikes Support the Fast-Food Strikes

During today’s historic strike, fast-food workers will walk off the job in over 100 cities. 

Dec 5, 2013 / NationAction

Fast Food Strikes Hit 100 Cities Thursday

Fast Food Strikes Hit 100 Cities Thursday Fast Food Strikes Hit 100 Cities Thursday

Workers are demanding $15 an hour and the right to form a union without retaliation.

Dec 4, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

The de Blasio Victory: Jon Kest’s Legacy

The de Blasio Victory: Jon Kest’s Legacy The de Blasio Victory: Jon Kest’s Legacy

The late organizer helped pave a progressive path forward for New York and elsewhere.

Dec 2, 2013 / John Atlas and Peter Dreier

Activists Are Arrested Protesting Walmart’s Low Wages

Activists Are Arrested Protesting Walmart’s Low Wages Activists Are Arrested Protesting Walmart’s Low Wages

This Black Friday, protesters across the country turned out in opposition to Walmart’s poor treatment of workers.

Nov 29, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Activists Plan Nationwide Walmart Protests for Black Friday

Activists Plan Nationwide Walmart Protests for Black Friday Activists Plan Nationwide Walmart Protests for Black Friday

Protesters will demand more working hours, higher wages and an end to punitive actions against Walmart workers.

Nov 27, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

New York Airport Workers Organize to End Two-Tier Wage System

New York Airport Workers Organize to End Two-Tier Wage System New York Airport Workers Organize to End Two-Tier Wage System

Passenger service workers earn significantly lower wages than the largely unionized airline employees with whom they work. Now they’re organizing to change that.

Nov 26, 2013 / Allegra Kirkland

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