An Economy We Want to Occupy An Economy We Want to Occupy
At a time when so many are so clear that the current system is not working—what might? Is it already happening?
Mar 21, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Big Changes in the Impact of Childcare on Working Women Big Changes in the Impact of Childcare on Working Women
Many women are staying in their jobs when children are first born but cutting back later on.
Mar 19, 2012 / Bryce Covert
How Does the Next Generation of Women Workers Feel About the Workforce? How Does the Next Generation of Women Workers Feel About the Workforce?
One step forward, one step back: a mix of optimism and struggle.
Mar 16, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Labor and Occupy: A Match Made in… Labor and Occupy: A Match Made in…
Despite occasional friction, unions and Occupy have found a way to live happily together.
Mar 14, 2012 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson
Faced With Unequal Pay, Some Women Opt Out Faced With Unequal Pay, Some Women Opt Out
Here’s another sign that higher education may not be a panacea for women in the workforce.
Mar 13, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin for Labor Rights and Democracy Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin for Labor Rights and Democracy
Largest rally in a year sees Wisconsin protest movement on message and on the march—backing the recall and removal of an anti-labor governor and demanding restoration of coll...
Mar 11, 2012 / John Nichols
Remembering Lucy Gonzales Parsons This International Women’s Day Remembering Lucy Gonzales Parsons This International Women’s Day
Workers shouldn’t “strike and go out and starve, but strike and remain in and take possession of the necessary property of production.” So believed Lucy Gonzales ...
Mar 8, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Workers, and NLRB, Under Attack Workers, and NLRB, Under Attack
Republicans have accomplished what Democrats and unions never could: they’ve made the National Labor Relations Board a household name.
Mar 5, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
2012: Year of the Co-Op! VIDEO 2012: Year of the Co-Op! VIDEO
Around the world, a billion people belong to co-ops. The top 300 have combined sales in excess of $1 trillion. That’s according to the United Nations. That’s right, it'...
Mar 2, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Republic Windows Workers Consider Employee-Owned Co-Op Republic Windows Workers Consider Employee-Owned Co-Op
In 2008, a worker occupation at the Chicago factory sent up a flare of resistance. Now those same workers are considering alternatives to working for a boss.
Mar 1, 2012 / Laura Flanders