It’s Scott Walker’s Party: How Anti-Union Zealotry Defines the GOP Race It’s Scott Walker’s Party: How Anti-Union Zealotry Defines the GOP Race
Republican presidential contenders love Wisconsin's anti-labor governor almost as much as they hate the NLRB and unions.
Jan 9, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Spencer Woodman: Can Walmart Be Unionized? Spencer Woodman: Can Walmart Be Unionized?
Faced with the retail giant's continued suppression and intimidation, Walmart workers have found untraditional ways to unionize.
Jan 5, 2012 / Audio / The Nation
Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers: What Went Wrong? Cesar Chavez and the Farmworkers: What Went Wrong?
The UFW had two souls—the strike, and the boycott.
Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / Jon Wiener
Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012 Sweet Victories: Lessons for 2012
Paid sick leave fights could benefit from Occupy Wall Street's support, and help shape its direction.
Jan 5, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Labor Takes Aim at Walmart—Again Labor Takes Aim at Walmart—Again
Organizers have found a new approach to promoting workers’ rights at the retail giant. And it seems to be working.
Jan 4, 2012 / Feature / Spencer Woodman
Wisconsin High School Marching Band Plays ‘Union Maid’ at the Rose Bowl? Wisconsin High School Marching Band Plays ‘Union Maid’ at the Rose Bowl?
Pulaski Schools Superintendent Mel Lightner has denied that the tune played by the Pulaski High Schools "Red Raiders" was Woody Guthrie's "Union Maid."
Jan 4, 2012 / Dave Zirin and Alexander Billet
Winning Basic Care for Care Givers Winning Basic Care for Care Givers
It's women and “minorities” vs. large corporations and Republican lawmakers. Will grassroots organizers beat big-dollar businesses to win fairness for home care workers...
Dec 27, 2011 / Blog / Laura Flanders
David Montgomery, Grand Master Workman David Montgomery, Grand Master Workman
A pioneering historian convinced that another world was possible, and that working people would create it for themselves.
Dec 19, 2011 / Lived History / Dana Frank
Wisconsin Recall Calculus: $5M Distant Dollars v. 500,000 Citizens Wisconsin Recall Calculus: $5M Distant Dollars v. 500,000 Citizens
Governor Walker thinks his money can beat a recall. He’s wrong.
Dec 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Unemployment Insurance Under the Knife Unemployment Insurance Under the Knife
With 5.7 million Americans out of work six months or more, benefits for the unemployed are woefully inadequate—and even so, the GOP would cut them.
Dec 14, 2011 / Feature / Kate Kahan and George Wentworth