Spencer Woodman: Can Walmart Be Unionized? Spencer Woodman: Can Walmart Be Unionized?
Faced with the retail giant's continued suppression and intimidation, Walmart workers have found untraditional ways to unionize.
Jan 5, 2012 / Audio / The Nation
Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers: What Went Wrong? Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers: What Went Wrong?
The UFW had two souls—the strike, and the boycott.
Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / Jon Wiener
Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012 Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012
Paid sick leave fights could benefit from Occupy Wall Street's support, and help shape its direction.
Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Labor Takes Aim at Walmart—Again Labor Takes Aim at Walmart—Again
Organizers have found a new approach to promoting workers’ rights at the retail giant. And it seems to be working.
Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / Spencer Woodman
Winning Basic Care for Care Givers Winning Basic Care for Care Givers
It's women and “minorities” vs. large corporations and Republican lawmakers. Will grassroots organizers beat big-dollar businesses to win fairness for home care workers...
Dec 27, 2011 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Unions Beat GOP Candidates as New Hampshire Blocks Anti-Labor Law Unions Beat GOP Candidates as New Hampshire Blocks Anti-Labor Law
Even as Republican presidential contenders stake out extreme anti-labor positions in New Hampshire, unions in that state have succeeded in blocking an anti-union “Right-to-Wo...
Nov 30, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Organize and Occupy! Organize and Occupy!
Groups long committed to challenging inequality and the power of big banks are joining the Occupy movement, in a mutually reinforcing relationship.
Oct 19, 2011 / Editorial / Stephen Lerner
AFL-CIO’s Trumka Hails Occupy Wall Street AFL-CIO’s Trumka Hails Occupy Wall Street
"Wall Street's out of control," declares the nation's top labor leader, as key unions begin to endorse the protest and call for similar demonstrations across the co...
Sep 30, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer: “Youth Face An Abyss Now” AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer: “Youth Face An Abyss Now”
A conversation with AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler about organized labor's new youth outreach efforts.
Sep 28, 2011 / StudentNation / Josh Eidelson
‘Save the Post Office’ Movement Defends ‘the Human Side of Government’ ‘Save the Post Office’ Movement Defends ‘the Human Side of Government’
Thousands are rallying across the country to defend post offices, postal services and postal workers against unnecessary cuts.
Sep 27, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols