Are Cities the Next Front in the Right’s War on Labor? Are Cities the Next Front in the Right’s War on Labor?
From ALEC to the Heritage Foundation, a group of anti-labor stalwarts is looking to turn cities and counties into “right-to-work” zones.
Dec 3, 2014 / Moshe Z. Marvit
It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights
Let’s get serious about addressing erratic, constantly changing schedules that are a Holiday-season nightmare for workers.
Dec 1, 2014 / John Nichols
Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart Black Friday Rage, From Ferguson to Walmart
On Black Friday, protesters across movements came together with a common demand: spend not one dime.
Dec 1, 2014 / Michelle Chen
The Case for Reparations (to Undocumented Workers) The Case for Reparations (to Undocumented Workers)
How do we calculate the uncompensated labor of Mexican and Central American migrants?
Dec 1, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Why Living-Wage Laws Are Not Enough—and Minimum-Wage Laws Aren’t Either Why Living-Wage Laws Are Not Enough—and Minimum-Wage Laws Aren’t Either
Twenty years after the first living-wage law was passed in Baltimore, the campaign’s lead organizer warns that the model has been watered down.
Nov 25, 2014 / Jonathan Lange
$1 Billion: That’s How Much Walmart Avoids Paying in Taxes Each Year Through Loopholes $1 Billion: That’s How Much Walmart Avoids Paying in Taxes Each Year Through Loopholes
Think you're getting a great deal on Black Friday? You should see how much Walmart is "saving."
Nov 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark Want a Living Wage? Work at McDonald’s… in Denmark
Can global solidarity between fast-food workers help raise the bar for all of them?
Nov 19, 2014 / Michelle Chen
This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure This Will Make You Think Twice About Getting That Manicure
Could the chemicals in beauty products be causing long-term health problems for salon workers?
Nov 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Surprise: Whole Foods Is Not the World’s Greatest Employer Surprise: Whole Foods Is Not the World’s Greatest Employer
San Francisco employees of the green-capitalism giant are organizing themselves to fight for livable working conditions.
Nov 14, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Women Should Get the Rest of the Year Off Why Women Should Get the Rest of the Year Off
The average American woman works for “free” for two months thanks to the wage gap and unpaid labor.
Nov 13, 2014 / Bryce Covert