Labor

Bold Progressive Donna Edwards Enters Key Senate Race

Bold Progressive Donna Edwards Enters Key Senate Race Bold Progressive Donna Edwards Enters Key Senate Race

The Maryland congresswoman who led the way in opposing Citizens United bids for the newly open seat.

Mar 12, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols

New York University

NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract

Rank-and-file organizing pays dividends for the nation’s only private graduate student union.

Mar 11, 2015 / Avi Asher-Schapiro

‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Retail Workers to the Breaking Point

‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Retail Workers to the Breaking Point ‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Retail Workers to the Breaking Point

How do you plan a budget, or arrange childcare, when you’re always on call?

Mar 11, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants

The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants

In the neighborhood where Cesar Chavez got his start, janitors, cooks and shuttle drivers are organizing to end the area’s inequality epidemic.

Mar 10, 2015 / Gabriel Thompson

A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain

A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain

A new report reveals the gradual erosion of employer liability requirements that have left workers alone to shoulder the costs of workplace injury.

Mar 9, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think

Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think

And collective action is the only answer.

Mar 9, 2015 / Saket Soni

The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers

The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers

The Tennessee governor’s budget will subsidize students’ college tuition with cuts to college workers’ benefits.

Mar 6, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

This Is Where Union-Bashing and Union-Blaming Gets Ridiculous

This Is Where Union-Bashing and Union-Blaming Gets Ridiculous This Is Where Union-Bashing and Union-Blaming Gets Ridiculous

First Scott Walker, and now a struck corporation claims unions pose a threat to Little League baseball.

Mar 5, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols

Did Slave Labor Produce Your Seafood?

Did Slave Labor Produce Your Seafood? Did Slave Labor Produce Your Seafood?

Without serious reform, migrant fishers in Thailand will remain as disposable as fish bait.

Mar 2, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen

Scott Walker

This Is Why Scott Walker Is Not Presidential Material This Is Why Scott Walker Is Not Presidential Material

Disregarding and disrespecting protests of teachers and nurses does not prepare him to see off global threats.

Feb 27, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols

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