Have We Seen the End of the 8-Hour Day? Have We Seen the End of the 8-Hour Day?
Unpredictable days, part-time work, and digital scheduling—welcome to the new battle over the clock.
Apr 22, 2015 / Feature / Nathan Schneider
Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC Federal Contract Workers Just Went on Strike in DC
The low wages the government pays its army of contract workers is exacerbating precarity in the labor force as a whole.
Apr 22, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Would You Rather Grow Old at Home With Your Family or Alone in a Nursing Home? Would You Rather Grow Old at Home With Your Family or Alone in a Nursing Home?
How Ai-jen Poo’s radical vision for caregiving could remake our economy along more humane lines.
Apr 22, 2015 / Editorial / Michelle Chen and Sarah Jaffe
If Clinton Is Serious About Economic Populism, She Should Come Out Against Fast Track If Clinton Is Serious About Economic Populism, She Should Come Out Against Fast Track
This is the time to break with Obama, and her own past, by siding with labor, environmentalists, human rights activists.
Apr 17, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests
The widespread protests Wednesday offered a critical test for politicians on whether to support the growing low-wage-worker movement.
Apr 16, 2015 / Blog / George Zornick
Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing Yesterday’s #FightFor15 Protests Were Big—and the Movement Is Only Growing
Yesterday’s strikers ranged from retail and fast food workers to adjuncts and caregivers—all those ousted from the 1 percent economy.
Apr 16, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Why $15 and a Union Is Worth Fighting For: One Worker’s Story Why $15 and a Union Is Worth Fighting For: One Worker’s Story
Angel Rivera has held two cleaning jobs at the same airport, but they are worlds apart.
Apr 15, 2015 / Angel Rivera
If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment If You Quit Your Job to Care For a Loved One, You Could Qualify for Unemployment
But more often than not, states are preventing workers from securing unemployment benefits.
Apr 14, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days Education Alone Won’t Put an End to Equal Pay Days
More education helps an individual woman earn better, but it doesn’t erase the gender wage gap.
Apr 14, 2015 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Can Labor Bring Wall Street Back to Main Street? Can Labor Bring Wall Street Back to Main Street?
Wells Fargo workers are protesting the bank’s predatory practices.
Apr 13, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen