Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet? Are Disney Workers Having a Hard Time Making Ends Meet?
At Disney’s resorts in Florida and California, workers are fighting for better pay and working conditions.
Mar 14, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain Support the Farmworkers Fasting to End Sexual Assault in Wendy’s Supply Chain
You can also join a campaign to collect stories from the 2008 financial crisis.
Mar 13, 2018 / no-paywall / NationAction
The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis The West Virginia Teachers Strike Shows That Winning Big Requires Creating a Crisis
The strikers won all five of their demands by shutting down every public school in the state.
Mar 12, 2018 / Editorial / Jane McAlevey
West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism West Virginia Teachers Are Resurrecting the State’s Rich History of Labor Activism
But with politicians skirting an overdue reckoning with the energy industry, more struggles are ahead.
Mar 6, 2018 / Elizabeth Catte
The Coming Supreme Court Attack on Public-Sector Unions—and What Unions Can Do About It The Coming Supreme Court Attack on Public-Sector Unions—and What Unions Can Do About It
A conversation with author and organizer Jane McAlevey about Janus v. AFSCME and the way forward for labor.
Mar 2, 2018 / Audio / Jon Wiener
As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers As the Strike Continues, West Virginia Students Stand by Their Teachers
The organizers of #SecureOurFuture discuss the teachers’ strike and what they’re doing to support it.
Mar 1, 2018 / StudentNation / Sophie Kasakove
How the Parkland Kids Are Beating the Gun Industry How the Parkland Kids Are Beating the Gun Industry
George Zornick on gun control, Jane McAlevey on unions, and Amy Wilentz on Ivanka, Jared, and Don Jr.
Mar 1, 2018 / Audio / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener
An Open Letter From the Women Leaders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Hollywood’s Time’s Up Movement An Open Letter From the Women Leaders of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers to Hollywood’s Time’s Up Movement
Join us and help us show the world that there is a price to pay when a corporation turns its back on women calling for an end to sexual violence.
Feb 28, 2018 / Coalition of Immokalee Workers
How Employers Already Compel Speech From Workers How Employers Already Compel Speech From Workers
There is selective concern about the central issue of Janus v. AFSCME.
Feb 27, 2018 / Sean McElwee
Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities? Are Uber’s Anti-Regulatory Crusades Hurting Drivers and Their Cities?
By pushing business-friendly legislation, the ridesharing industry could be starving cities of taxes that could otherwise be invested in public transportation.
Feb 26, 2018 / Michelle Chen