For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges
The McDonald’s franchise is owned by a Peace Now advocate who opposes the occupation, but he’s no friend to unions.
Mar 8, 2017 / Miriam Berger
At Labor’s Crossroads At Labor’s Crossroads
Three new books about the SEIU reveal the challenges of organizing in 21st-century America.
Mar 8, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Rich Yeselson
Housekeepers Versus Harvard: Feminism for the Age of Trump Housekeepers Versus Harvard: Feminism for the Age of Trump
A feminism for the 99 percent has been forged by working-class immigrant women who confronted Harvard’s first female president and Sheryl Sandberg.
Mar 8, 2017 / Feature / Sarah Leonard and Rebecca Rojer
When Did Solidarity Among Working Women Become a ‘Privilege’? When Did Solidarity Among Working Women Become a ‘Privilege’?
Women who are concern trolling the strike seem most interested in persuading us to work with the Democratic Party.
Mar 7, 2017 / Tithi Bhattacharya and Cinzia Arruzza
Bernie Sanders Is Going to Mississippi to March With Workers This Weekend Bernie Sanders Is Going to Mississippi to March With Workers This Weekend
It’s part of a new wave of demonstrations and organizing drives linking workers’ rights and civil rights.
Mar 3, 2017 / John Nichols
How You Can Join the International Women’s Strike on March 8 How You Can Join the International Women’s Strike on March 8
Strike, march, plug into local campaigns, or find your own way of getting involved.
Mar 1, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Demand That Congress and State Lawmakers Reject So-Called ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws Demand That Congress and State Lawmakers Reject So-Called ‘Right-to-Work’ Laws
With Republicans in control of Congress, the White House, and 32 statehouses across the country, organizers are hard at work beating back so-called “right-to-work” laws.
Feb 27, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction
Trump’s Labor Pick Has a History of Attacking Voting Rights Trump’s Labor Pick Has a History of Attacking Voting Rights
Alexander Acosta was once accused of undermining the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Now he could become secretary of labor.
Feb 16, 2017 / John Nichols
The Resistance Prevented Puzder From Becoming Labor Secretary The Resistance Prevented Puzder From Becoming Labor Secretary
Puzder’s withdrawal shows that the resistance movement is building—and beating the odds.
Feb 15, 2017 / John Nichols
Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina Over 80,000 People Joined the Biggest-Ever Moral March in North Carolina
Reverend Dr. William J. Barber II compares the rising tide of protest to what Dr. King called a “marvelous new militancy” in the 1960s.
Feb 13, 2017 / Paul Blest