Working Conditions

In Industry Where Few Workers Are ‘Employees,’ Teamsters Mount Multi-Front Attack

In Industry Where Few Workers Are ‘Employees,’ Teamsters Mount Multi-Front Attack In Industry Where Few Workers Are ‘Employees,’ Teamsters Mount Multi-Front Attack

Port truckers in New Jersey and California are working with the Teamsters to organize—and they’re winning.

Jul 25, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Warehouse Workers Moving Walmart Baggage Will Strike Today

Warehouse Workers Moving Walmart Baggage Will Strike Today Warehouse Workers Moving Walmart Baggage Will Strike Today

Workers allege serious safety issues, and retaliation for exposing them.

Jul 24, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

Who Should Fund Alt-Labor?

Who Should Fund Alt-Labor? Who Should Fund Alt-Labor?

With unions in crisis, alternative labor groups have seen explosive growth. Without automatic dues deduction, how should they pay the bills?

Jul 17, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson

The Pink Collar Workforce of Academia

The Pink Collar Workforce of Academia The Pink Collar Workforce of Academia

Low-paid adjunct faculty, who are mostly female, have started unionizing for better pay—and winning.

Jul 11, 2013 / Kay Steiger

Greg Kaufmann: There’s A Lot We Can Do About Poverty Greg Kaufmann: There’s A Lot We Can Do About Poverty

The Nation's Greg Kaufmann joined Stand Up! With Pete Dominick to argue that there are ways to alleviate poverty in America and that it starts with increasing the minimum wage.

Jul 10, 2013 / Audio / Press Room

Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It

Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It

Until men are also expected to take time away from work to be with children, workers of both genders face a vicious cycle.

Jul 9, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert

The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed

The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed The Expendables: How the Temps Who Power Corporate Giants Are Getting Crushed

Inside the new—and exploitative—temporary economy.

Jul 1, 2013 / Michael Grabell, ProPublica

Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work

Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work Greg Kaufmann: Low-Wage Work Is Far From Living-Wage Work

The Nation's Greg Kaufmann joins Bill Moyers to explain why the need for food stamps is growing.

Jul 1, 2013 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Want to Make Internships More Just? Stop Requiring School Credit

Want to Make Internships More Just? Stop Requiring School Credit Want to Make Internships More Just? Stop Requiring School Credit

By insisting that interns register the internship with their college, publications conveniently skirt legal responsibility to provide monetary compensation.

Jun 28, 2013 / StudentNation / Zach Schonfeld and StudentNation

The Chronicles of Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man

The Chronicles of Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man The Chronicles of Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man

He never fails to save the day, one corporation at a time.

Jun 25, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

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