Labor

UChicago GSU

Graduate Students on These 7 Campuses Are Fighting for Their Labor Rights Graduate Students on These 7 Campuses Are Fighting for Their Labor Rights

Classes may be over, but the class struggle sure isn’t.

Aug 8, 2017 / StudentNation / Brandon Jordan

Chuck Schumer Better Deal

The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’ The Quiet Audacity of the Democratic ‘Better Deal’

An alphabet soup of new agencies could shake up federal oversight.

Aug 4, 2017 / David Dayen

UAW members outside the Nissan plant

A Nissan Victory Could Usher in a New Era of Southern Organizing A Nissan Victory Could Usher in a New Era of Southern Organizing

In Canton, Mississippi, an inspiring UAW campaign is linking workers’ rights to demands for racial justice—and charting a new path for organizing in the South.

Aug 3, 2017 / John Nichols

Anti-deportation protest

Hold JPMorgan Chase Accountable for Profiting Off Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants Hold JPMorgan Chase Accountable for Profiting Off Trump’s Attacks on Immigrants

You can also show your support for workers in a Nissan plant in Mississippi and lobby your members of Congress to think beyond resistance.

Aug 1, 2017 / no-paywall / NationAction

Unveiling of 'A Better Deal'

There’s an Even Better Deal the Democrats Could Be Considering There’s an Even Better Deal the Democrats Could Be Considering

Democrats have an opportunity to draw an even sharper contrast with the GOP by embracing the kind of bold populism that this moment demands.

Aug 1, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize 500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

Their victory builds on a movement to uplift rank-and-file workers on the margins of the tech boom.

Jul 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Dairy farm cows

Do You Drink Milk? Read This. Do You Drink Milk? Read This.

Over 60 New York dairy workers have been killed on the job just since 2006.

Jul 27, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Unveiling of 'A Better Deal'

Democrats Are Finally Waking Up Democrats Are Finally Waking Up

Two new economic agendas are moving the party in a starkly populist direction.

Jul 26, 2017 / Robert L. Borosage

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

Progressive politics once thrived in the state, and the need for it still exists.

Jul 25, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones

Participants at a pro-union rally

How the Left Can Win in the South How the Left Can Win in the South

Bernie Sanders’s crushing defeat across the South should be a wake-up call for progressives—but victory is within reach.

Jul 20, 2017 / Paul Blest

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