When Corporations Lock Out Their Own Workers When Corporations Lock Out Their Own Workers
Lockouts used to represent less than 4 percent of work stoppages. Last year, they topped 10 percent.
Jul 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen
The Fight for $15 Won in New Jersey—but Chris Christie May Veto It The Fight for $15 Won in New Jersey—but Chris Christie May Veto It
Instead of signing progressive labor legislation, Christie will give tax breaks to corporations.
Jul 5, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Home-Care Workers Are Now Protected by Minimum-Wage Laws Home-Care Workers Are Now Protected by Minimum-Wage Laws
Are you surprised they weren’t before?
Jul 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
A New Law Is Letting Uber Drivers Unionize A New Law Is Letting Uber Drivers Unionize
After ride-hailing companies descended on Seattle and began slashing drivers’ pay, the City Council stepped in with a novel solution.
Jul 1, 2016 / Cities Rising / Mike O’Brien
Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies
SUNY’s failure to enforce its anti-sweatshop policies is a reminder that major institutional consumers can only go so far in addressing the crisis of globalized labor abuses.
Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Does the Law Decide What Rights Are Afforded to Uber Drivers—or Does Uber? Does the Law Decide What Rights Are Afforded to Uber Drivers—or Does Uber?
The company is offering union-like organization to its employees, which will keep them from accessing the full benefits of an actual union.
Jun 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Why Are Mexican Teachers Being Jailed for Protesting Education Reform? Why Are Mexican Teachers Being Jailed for Protesting Education Reform?
They’re peacefully resisting US-style neoliberal measures intended to crush the unions—a backbone of Mexico’s social-justice movements.
Jun 17, 2016 / David Bacon
Some Adjunct Professors Earn Just $20,000 a Year Some Adjunct Professors Earn Just $20,000 a Year
An organizing campaign at Northwestern University aims to change that.
Jun 13, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Why Is American Democracy So Broken, and Can It Be Fixed? Why Is American Democracy So Broken, and Can It Be Fixed?
The 1 percent never took over American politics. They had control all along.
Jun 9, 2016 / Feature / Roslyn Fuller
The Fight Against Walmart’s Labor Practices Goes Global The Fight Against Walmart’s Labor Practices Goes Global
Store workers in China are now pushing for the same labor protections US workers have been demanding for years.
Jun 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen