Labor Organizing

Why Aren’t More Union Bosses Black Women?

Why Aren’t More Union Bosses Black Women? Why Aren’t More Union Bosses Black Women?

Black women have been labor movement faithfuls and today scramble to be unionized. So why aren’t there more in labor leadership?

May 1, 2015 / Blog / Dani McClain

Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC

Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC

The low wages the government pays its army of contract workers is exacerbating precarity in the labor force as a whole.

Apr 22, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Would You Rather Grow Old at Home With Your Family or Alone in a Nursing Home?

Would You Rather Grow Old at Home With Your Family or Alone in a Nursing Home? Would You Rather Grow Old at Home With Your Family or Alone in a Nursing Home?

How Ai-jen Poo’s radical vision for caregiving could remake our economy along more humane lines.

Apr 22, 2015 / Editorial / Michelle Chen and Sarah Jaffe

McDonald's protesters fight for 15

Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing

Yesterday’s strikers ranged from retail and fast food workers to adjuncts and caregivers—all those ousted from the 1 percent economy.

Apr 16, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Why $15 and a Union Is Worth Fighting For: One Worker’s Story

Why $15 and a Union Is Worth Fighting For: One Worker’s Story Why $15 and a Union Is Worth Fighting For: One Worker’s Story

Angel Rivera has held two cleaning jobs at the same airport, but they are worlds apart.

Apr 15, 2015 / Angel Rivera

If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment

If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment

But more often than not, states are preventing workers from securing unemployment benefits.

Apr 14, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Are These Strikes a Sign of Growing Militancy Among China’s Workers?

Are These Strikes a Sign of Growing Militancy Among China’s Workers? Are These Strikes a Sign of Growing Militancy Among China’s Workers?

Workers’ willingness to take direct action could stem from a recognition that the golden era of Chinese manufacturing is on the wane.

Apr 9, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

The Absurdly Rational Logic of Wages for Wives

The Absurdly Rational Logic of Wages for Wives The Absurdly Rational Logic of Wages for Wives

A radical re-evaluation of caregiving work—proposed in "The Nation "in 1926—is still potent today.

Apr 7, 2015 / 150th Anniversary / Michelle Chen

Meet Rahm Emanuel’s Other Election Day Challenger

Meet Rahm Emanuel’s Other Election Day Challenger Meet Rahm Emanuel’s Other Election Day Challenger

Whether Emanuel wins or loses his fight for mayor, the savvy coalition leading the charge against him may already have changed Chicago politics for the better.

Apr 6, 2015 / Cities Rising / Micah Uetricht

The Firing of This Minimum-Wage Worker Reveals Why We Need More Labor Reporting

The Firing of This Minimum-Wage Worker Reveals Why We Need More Labor Reporting The Firing of This Minimum-Wage Worker Reveals Why We Need More Labor Reporting

In “right to work” states like Arkansas, the media is one of the few institutions with the strength to hold abusive employers accountable.

Apr 3, 2015 / Alyssa Peterson

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