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October 7, 2004
Union Makes Its Bed
On September 29 in San Francisco, 4,000 hotel employees–all members of the newly merged union UNITE HERE–walked out on strike or were locked out of their workplaces after their contracts expire
Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
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September 2, 2004
Will Labor Come Back?
Labor Day has never been a very inspiring holiday, established as it was by late-nineteenth-century union bosses as a homegrown alternative to May Day, which was viewed as having uncomfortably le
Liza Featherstone
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August 12, 2004
Letter From Uganda
For two years, journalist Andrew Rice lived in Uganda as a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs.
Andrew Rice
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June 24, 2004
Minimum Security
Seeing the limits of living-wage laws, activists seek a raise for all workers.
Bobbi Murray
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June 24, 2004
Tyson’s Moral Anchor
Readers who’d like to support the workers of Local 556 can send a tax-deductible donation to “Safe Work/Safe Food,” c/o Teamsters Local 556, 1750 Portland Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362.
Eric Schlosser
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June 10, 2004
Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge?
Under the gun, unions are realizing they have to think outside the big box.
Liza Featherstone
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June 10, 2004
Solidarity in Wartime
In a Service Employees union hall in Boston, a hospital worker raises her hand.
David Bacon
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March 4, 2004
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January 22, 2004
Working and Poor in the USA
A vast impoverished population languishes in the midst of our economy.
Beth Shulman
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January 20, 2004