Michelle Chen

Contributing Writer

@meeshellchen

Michelle Chen is a contributing writer for The Nation.

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize 500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize

Their victory builds on a movement to uplift rank-and-file workers on the margins of the tech boom.

Jul 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Dairy farm cows

Do You Drink Milk? Read This. Do You Drink Milk? Read This.

Over 60 New York dairy workers have been killed on the job just since 2006.

Jul 27, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Migrants in Mediterranean

Over 2,000 Migrants Have Died Crossing the Mediterranean So Far This Year Over 2,000 Migrants Have Died Crossing the Mediterranean So Far This Year

The failure of European nations to develop a unified humanitarian response is taking an unacceptable toll in lives lost.

Jul 25, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Planned Parenthood Texas

Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased

When reproductive-health services are cut, unintended pregnancies increase.

Jul 21, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

A Plan to Make Flying Less Awful

A Plan to Make Flying Less Awful A Plan to Make Flying Less Awful

How would airports change if the workers who made them run earned a living wage?

Jul 18, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Walmart in Mexico

Walmart’s Sick Scheduling Policies Walmart’s Sick Scheduling Policies

A new survey alleges that the mega-retailer punishes workers for medical absences.

Jul 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Ivanka Trump speech

Is China Trying to Silence the Workers Who Make Ivanka Trump’s Apparel? Is China Trying to Silence the Workers Who Make Ivanka Trump’s Apparel?

Human-rights activists face trial after an investigation into an abusive factory.

Jul 10, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Anti-deportation protest

Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors

The administration’s aggressive crackdown on undocumented immigrants is pushing women into the shadows.

Jul 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Rite Aid Pharmacy in Pittsburgh

Trump’s Plan to Make Drugs Cheaper Could End Up Making Them More Expensive Trump’s Plan to Make Drugs Cheaper Could End Up Making Them More Expensive

Now, that’s good policy!

Jul 6, 2017 / Michelle Chen

Minimum wage

No, Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Is Not Hurting Workers No, Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Is Not Hurting Workers

Contrary to what one unrepresentative study found, the city’s workers are actually benefiting from the wage hike.

Jun 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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