As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize As the Semester Ends, Students Hold Sit-Ins, Win Higher Pay, and Unionize
Major wins for economic and racial justice, from campus to the workplace.
Jun 22, 2015 / StudentNation
What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For What Fast-Food Workers Are Fighting For
The New York State Labor Department’s fast food Wage Board this week showed why a pay raise can’t come soon enough for fast food workers.
Jun 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Is Gawker’s Unionization a Sign That Creative Workers Are Finally Realizing Their Worth? Is Gawker’s Unionization a Sign That Creative Workers Are Finally Realizing Their Worth?
Can web publishing’s freewheeling structure shake up received wisdom about wielding collective labor power?
Jun 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen
25 Years Later: Lessons From the Organizers of Justice for Janitors 25 Years Later: Lessons From the Organizers of Justice for Janitors
The campaign succeeded because it went after the people who truly had power over the workers’ livelihood—not the powerless subcontractors.
Jun 16, 2015 / Stephen Lerner and Jono Shaffer
Hillary Clinton and the New Politics of $15 Hillary Clinton and the New Politics of $15
This movement has made raising wages a big issue for 2016.
Jun 10, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
2 Million Americans Petition Congress to Reject Fast Track 2 Million Americans Petition Congress to Reject Fast Track
Amid revelations about threats posed by secret trade deals, a broad coalition tells Congress to just say "no."
Jun 3, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
This Will Make You Think Twice About Downing That Pint of Ben & Jerry’s in One Sitting This Will Make You Think Twice About Downing That Pint of Ben & Jerry’s in One Sitting
The socially-minded brand has ignored the demands of migrant workers in its supply chain.
May 27, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Two Years After Rana Plaza, Are Bangladesh’s Workers Still at Risk? Two Years After Rana Plaza, Are Bangladesh’s Workers Still at Risk?
Labor standards are improving in this impoverished country, but workers must have a voice if these changes are to be sustainable.
May 22, 2015 / Amy Yee
‘Jimmy From the Block’ Just Beat the Billionaires ‘Jimmy From the Block’ Just Beat the Billionaires
Nominated for mayor of Philadelphia, a progressive teaches a lesson about coalition politics.
May 20, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
The Fight For $15 Just Won a Powerful Supporter: Governor Cuomo The Fight For $15 Just Won a Powerful Supporter: Governor Cuomo
In a victory for the Fast Food workers movement, New York’s governor has created a path for wage increases through executive action.
May 13, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen