Activists Around the US Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage Activists Around the US Fight to Raise the Minimum Wage
At a time when 4.5 million Americans make at or below the minimum wage, a broad coalition unites to demand better pay.
Aug 10, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook
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 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO) Full Employment is Possible! Robert Pollin (VIDEO)
The world’s best president could roll back every last anti-organizing law and set organizers on a mission to sign up every last employed American. Still, the standing pool ...
Jul 30, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Con Ed Workers and Allies Rally in Union Square to End Lockout Con Ed Workers and Allies Rally in Union Square to End Lockout
As a hot summer rolls on and the lockout enters its third week, New York City unions ramp up the pressure.
Jul 20, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook
Large, Profitable Companies Employ Most Minimum-Wage Earners Large, Profitable Companies Employ Most Minimum-Wage Earners
Corporations with plenty of money to spare could afford to pay workers more—they just won’t.
Jul 19, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Could the Radical Left Win in Greece? Could the Radical Left Win in Greece?
The once-marginal Syriza coalition could bring down the current weak government—but to attain power it must get more union support.
Jul 16, 2012 / Ari Paul
‘When We Go Out, the Lights Go Out’: Workers Locked Out at Con Ed ‘When We Go Out, the Lights Go Out’: Workers Locked Out at Con Ed
Days after being locked out, the utility company’s union workers show that they’re not going down without a fight.
Jul 5, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook
Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation Workers vs. Investors: Chicago Window Factory in Danger of Liquidation
The workers at Republic Windows and Doors have formed a co-op, New Era Windows, and made a bid to buy the plant. The factory’s current owners seem intent on selling off its p...
Jul 5, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Drew Brees, Union Power and the Big Payback Drew Brees, Union Power and the Big Payback
It might be hard to see a trade union hero in quarterback Drew Brees. But it shouldn’t be.
Jul 2, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
Greg Kaufmann: Why Can’t Jamie Dimon Pay His Employees a Living Wage? Greg Kaufmann: Why Can’t Jamie Dimon Pay His Employees a Living Wage?
The too-big-to-fail bank’s CEO pays wages that are too-small-to-live-on.
Jun 27, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room