Working Conditions

WTO Protest Turtles

The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible The Seattle Protests Showed Another World Is Possible

Twenty years ago, demonstrations against the World Trade Organization opened the space for today’s critics of neoliberal capitalism.

Nov 29, 2019 / Mark Engler

A booth at the 2019 Hannover Messe industrial technology trade fair in Lower Saxony, Hannover, on March 31 shows a robot with a white arm. The robot art is against a white background with the words

The Robots Are Coming for Our Jobs The Robots Are Coming for Our Jobs

If bosses continue to exploit technology to dehumanize and displace workers, the future of work looks bleak.

Nov 27, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Chicago Teachers Strike

The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing The Chicago Teachers Strike Was a Lesson in 21st-Century Organizing

Despite the Janus decision and years of labor losses, the Chicago Teachers Union has figured out how to organize—and win.

Nov 16, 2019 / Cities Rising / Sarah Jaffe

My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help!

My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help! My Friend’s Husband Joined the Racist Brexit Party. Help!

Another reader asks why they got fired after they’d already quit.

Nov 15, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

Bernie’s Immigration Plan Is Good

Bernie’s Immigration Plan Is Good Bernie’s Immigration Plan Is Good

The senator’s newly released plan—to halt deportations, abolish ICE, create a path to citizenship, and boost worker protections—marks a shift not only in Democratic policy but even...

Nov 8, 2019 / John Washington

‘When We Fight, We Win’: Chicago Teachers Score Another Victory for Public Education

‘When We Fight, We Win’: Chicago Teachers Score Another Victory for Public Education ‘When We Fight, We Win’: Chicago Teachers Score Another Victory for Public Education

And they organized a new generation of teachers in the process.

Nov 4, 2019 / StudentNation / Alan Maass

Workers Are Not Your Props

Workers Are Not Your Props Workers Are Not Your Props

The Democratic presidential field lined up to get their pictures taken with striking GM workers. But what workers really need from the Democratic Party is power, not photo ops.

Oct 23, 2019 / Jane McAlevey

The Chicago Teachers Strike Proves We Can’t Rely on Democrats

The Chicago Teachers Strike Proves We Can’t Rely on Democrats The Chicago Teachers Strike Proves We Can’t Rely on Democrats

Anyone interested in the future of public education and the Democratic Party should pay close attention to the school strike in Chicago.

Oct 21, 2019 / Eric Blanc

On the Picket Line With Chicago’s Teachers

On the Picket Line With Chicago’s Teachers On the Picket Line With Chicago’s Teachers

The teachers, now on the second day of their strike, are fighting for the schools Chicago students deserve.

Oct 18, 2019 / Alan Maass

Elijah Cummings Took On the Powerful

Elijah Cummings Took On the Powerful Elijah Cummings Took On the Powerful

The civil rights movement veteran, who was a stalwart champion of unions, challenged abusive presidents, and called out Scott Walker for lying to Congress, died Thursday at 68.

Oct 17, 2019 / Editorial / John Nichols

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