Labor Organizing

Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis

How the Labor Movement Can Win Under National ‘Right to Work’ How the Labor Movement Can Win Under National ‘Right to Work’

Labor’s biggest gains have been made not when the law has been on our side, but when workers have been most willing to stand up and fight.

Nov 16, 2017 / Mindy Isser

Poultry farm

A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism A Chicken-Nugget Theory of Capitalism

One breaded snack can tell us so much.

Nov 7, 2017 / Raj Patel

Stardust Family United

Here’s One Union That Can’t Be Touched by ‘Right to Work’ Laws Here’s One Union That Can’t Be Touched by ‘Right to Work’ Laws

Between thrilling customers with their repertoire of Broadway hits, servers at Ellen’s Stardust Diner have formed a “solidarity union” to fight for better working conditions.

Nov 6, 2017 / Arvind Dilawar

Representatives from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, and the Student/Farmworker Alliance point toward the office of Nelson Peltz, CEO of Trian Partners.

Support Farmworkers in Their Fight Against Sexual Violence Support Farmworkers in Their Fight Against Sexual Violence

You can also fight the Republicans’ tax plan and combat the Trump administration’s attempts to sabotage the Affordable Care Act.

Oct 31, 2017 / NationAction

Doug Jones

Why Democrats Need a 50-State Strategy Why Democrats Need a 50-State Strategy

There is a real desire for progressive solutions in every part of the country—including areas that many Democrats have, unfortunately, written off.

Oct 10, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

WashU union protest

This University Suggested International Students Could Be Reported to ICE if They Unionized This University Suggested International Students Could Be Reported to ICE if They Unionized

And it’s not the first to do so.

Oct 5, 2017 / StudentNation / Jake Bittle

PalestinianWorkers

Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank Palestinian Workers Are Now Unionizing in the West Bank

The political front is stalemated, and the occupation grinds on—but some Palestinians are creating their own facts on the ground.

Oct 4, 2017 / Miriam Berger

US Supreme Court Justices

The Supreme Court Returns to Washington, and Workers Are on the Menu The Supreme Court Returns to Washington, and Workers Are on the Menu

Get ready for more wage theft, more discrimination, and fewer unions.

Oct 3, 2017 / Ian Millhiser

Nurses gather to protest healthcare cuts at the National Day of Action in Los Angeles on January 15, 2017.

How Would ‘Medicare for All’ Help Health-Care Workers? How Would ‘Medicare for All’ Help Health-Care Workers?

Without robust worker protections built in to single-payer legislation, health-care workers will continue to be undervalued.

Sep 28, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue Letters From the October 16, 2017, Issue

A peek inside the rogues’ gallery… A real Shonda… End of the line… Tending our rural roots…

Sep 28, 2017 / Our Readers and Eric Alterman

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