Home-Care Workers Are Now Protected by Minimum-Wage Laws Home-Care Workers Are Now Protected by Minimum-Wage Laws
Are you surprised they weren’t before?
Jul 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies Colleges Aren’t Enforcing Their Own Anti-Sweatshop Policies
SUNY’s failure to enforce its anti-sweatshop policies is a reminder that major institutional consumers can only go so far in addressing the crisis of globalized labor abuses.
Jun 27, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Inequality Is Even Seeping Into Preschool Classrooms Inequality Is Even Seeping Into Preschool Classrooms
Education disparities start early.
Jun 24, 2016 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
Does the Law Decide What Rights Are Afforded to Uber Drivers—or Does Uber? Does the Law Decide What Rights Are Afforded to Uber Drivers—or Does Uber?
The company is offering union-like organization to its employees, which will keep them from accessing the full benefits of an actual union.
Jun 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Seafood Is a Dirtier Business Than You Think Seafood Is a Dirtier Business Than You Think
The global seafood industry is exploitative at each step of the supply chain, from Thailand to the Louisiana Gulf.
Jun 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Trump Brand Clothes Are Made in China—but It’s Impossible to Find Out Where Trump Brand Clothes Are Made in China—but It’s Impossible to Find Out Where
What exactly is Donald Trump hiding?
Jun 9, 2016 / Spencer Woodman
This Is What Goes Into Your Cheap T-Shirt This Is What Goes Into Your Cheap T-Shirt
Overwork, abuse, and economic destabilization are bound to dog the international garment-supply chain unless retail giants take labor rights seriously.
Jun 6, 2016 / Michelle Chen
Democrats Should Listen a Lot More to Labor Democrats Should Listen a Lot More to Labor
Limiting the number of labor leaders on the committee that will draft the Democratic platform represents a missed opportunity.
Jun 3, 2016 / John Nichols
Employer Wellness Programs Are a Great Idea—Right? Employer Wellness Programs Are a Great Idea—Right?
When “rewards” for good health punish the vulnerable, prevention may be worse than disease.
Jun 1, 2016 / Michelle Chen
This Lawsuit Against Domino’s Could Be Huge for Workers This Lawsuit Against Domino’s Could Be Huge for Workers
The New York attorney general’s wage-theft suit could pave the way for unionizing workplaces across different owner-operators.
May 30, 2016 / Michelle Chen