Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition? Will Workers Be Left Behind in a Green Transition?
As Congress prepares legislation to slow global warming, what kind of jobs will it create?
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Joe Uehlein
One Hat for Labor? One Hat for Labor?
In the late afternoon of January 7, fourteen union leaders gathered around a big oval table in the top-floor conference room of the United Food and Commercial Workers' (UFCW) W...
Apr 29, 2009 / Feature / David Moberg
Not Our Department Not Our Department
For the Labor Department damaged by eight years of Bush neglect, help is finally on the way.
Apr 8, 2009 / Editorial / Chris Hayes
Higher Education Takes a Hit Higher Education Takes a Hit
As university budgets dwindle, adjunct professors around the country are looking to unionize in a desperate effort to protect their jobs.
Mar 31, 2009 / Feature / Gabriel Arana
Global Labor’s G-20 Agenda Global Labor’s G-20 Agenda
As financial leaders assemble in London, the international labor movement offers a vision for a new global economy.
Mar 26, 2009 / Feature / Max Fraser
Which Side Are You On? Which Side Are You On?
Every Democratic elected official must answer an old but newly relevant question: are you for or against labor unions?
Mar 18, 2009 / Editorial / Chris Hayes
Don’t Bail on EFCA Don’t Bail on EFCA
In a climate of crisis, it would be foolish for Democrats to retreat from the one measure that could rebalance our disastrous economic formula: pass the EFCA.
Mar 18, 2009 / Editorial / The Editors
What is So Scary About Workers Organizing? What is So Scary About Workers Organizing?
Chris Kromm, Gene Carroll and others discuss what is driving the real fear of the Employee Free Choice Act.
Unions, Disunited Unions, Disunited
At a time when organized labor stands a chance to make political gains, its energies are depleted by escalating conflicts within its ranks.
Feb 18, 2009 / Editorial / David Moberg
Who’s Keeping Burger King Workers Below the Poverty Line? Who’s Keeping Burger King Workers Below the Poverty Line?
The treatment of workers at Burger King stands in stark contrast to the extravagant bonuses awarded to Goldman Sach's bailed-out bankers.
Feb 17, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films