Why the Health Insurance Excise Tax Is a Bad Idea Why the Health Insurance Excise Tax Is a Bad Idea
Max Baucus's scheme to tax the benefits of workers slightly better off--so revenue can be raised for private insurance subsidies--is a lose-lose proposition.
Oct 21, 2009 / Editorial / Steve Early and Rand Wilson
AFL-CIO: Young Workers Unite! AFL-CIO: Young Workers Unite!
The AFL-CIO's recent rally on Wall Street was about more than economic inequality, it was part of an ongoing campaign to attract new young members.
Sep 30, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
The New Domestic Order The New Domestic Order
Passage of a "Bill of Rights" in New York would be a promising win for a growing movement.
Sep 9, 2009 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Working Without Laws Working Without Laws
Employment and labor law violations are still persistent in America. There is hope for change with the new administration.
Sep 4, 2009 / Feature / Annette Bernhardt, Ruth Milkman, and Nik Theodore
Has Labor Been Left Hanging? Has Labor Been Left Hanging?
Security guards in Philadelphia face an uphill battle to unionize with the Employee Free Choice Act stalled in Congress.
Aug 17, 2009 / Feature / Sarah Jaffe
Divorce–Union Style Divorce–Union Style
Can the labor movement overcome UNITE HERE's messy breakup?
Aug 12, 2009 / Feature / Peter Dreier
Trumka Thinks Big Trumka Thinks Big
As he mounts his run for AFL-CIO president at a moment of opportunity and peril for American workers, Richard Trumka calls for no less than a new social compact.
Jul 7, 2009 / Feature / David Moberg
Healthcare Pushback Healthcare Pushback
Taxing benefits may raise money for Obama's healthcare reform, but it would betray union members who gave up wage increases in order to get decent coverage.
Jun 17, 2009 / Editorial / William Greider
Social Unionism Lives Social Unionism Lives
Garment workers at a suburban Chicago factory fight to save their jobs and prove that social unionism is still relevant.
May 27, 2009 / Editorial / Joshua Freeman
Starbucks: A History of Union Busting Starbucks: A History of Union Busting
What do Starbucks and Wal-Mart have in common? Both have long track records of harassing their workers when it comes to joining unions.
May 19, 2009 / Video / Brave New Films