Labor

The Cure for Layoffs: Fire the Boss The Cure for Layoffs: Fire the Boss

Workers in the United States and Europe are beginning to ask the same question as their Latin American counterparts: why do we have to get fired?

May 15, 2009 / Feature / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis

Who’s Afraid of Industrial Policy? Who’s Afraid of Industrial Policy?

We shouldn't pass up a chance to enlist the auto industry in a green transition.

May 13, 2009 / Feature / Max Fraser

Time for Another Reuther Plan Time for Another Reuther Plan

Autoworkers should meet this crisis as they have in the past: boldly and visibly.

May 13, 2009 / Feature / Nelson Lichtenstein

The Case for Kenosha The Case for Kenosha

Bailouts may protect the automakers. But what about the autoworkers?

May 13, 2009 / Feature / John Nichols

Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition? Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition?

As Congress prepares legislation to slow global warming, what kind of jobs will it create?

May 5, 2009 / Feature / Joe Uehlein

One Hat for Labor? One Hat for Labor?

In the late afternoon of January 7, fourteen union leaders gathered around a big oval table in the top-floor conference room of the United Food and Commercial Workers' (UFCW) W...

Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / David Moberg

Not Our Department Not Our Department

For the Labor Department damaged by eight years of Bush neglect, help is finally on the way.

Apr 8, 2009 / Editorial / Chris Hayes

Higher Education Takes a Hit Higher Education Takes a Hit

As university budgets dwindle, adjunct professors around the country are looking to unionize in a desperate effort to protect their jobs.

Mar 31, 2009 / Feature / Gabriel Arana

Global Labor’s G-20 Agenda Global Labor’s G-20 Agenda

As financial leaders assemble in London, the international labor movement offers a vision for a new global economy.

Mar 26, 2009 / Feature / Max Fraser

Which Side Are You On? Which Side Are You On?

Every Democratic elected official must answer an old but newly relevant question: are you for or against labor unions?

Mar 18, 2009 / Editorial / Chris Hayes

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