‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Retail Workers to the Breaking Point ‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Retail Workers to the Breaking Point
How do you plan a budget, or arrange childcare, when you’re always on call?
Mar 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen
A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain
A new report reveals the gradual erosion of employer liability requirements that have left workers alone to shoulder the costs of workplace injury.
Mar 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers
The Tennessee governor’s budget will subsidize students’ college tuition with cuts to college workers’ benefits.
Mar 6, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The GED Is Now Harder to Take—And Harder to Pass The GED Is Now Harder to Take—And Harder to Pass
Who benefits from a high school equivalency exam that judges nothing better than how well you'll do on the exam?
Mar 4, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Did Slave Labor Produce Your Seafood? Did Slave Labor Produce Your Seafood?
Without serious reform, migrant fishers in Thailand will remain as disposable as fish bait.
Mar 2, 2015 / Michelle Chen
It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare
They’ve joined the growing airport workers' movement for an end to back-breaking work and paltry benefits.
Feb 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen
What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt? What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt?
Fifteen former students of the for-profit Corinthian college chain are launching a debt strike to allow other debtors to do just that.
Feb 25, 2015 / Michelle Chen
What You Should Know About Walmart’s Raise What You Should Know About Walmart’s Raise
Workers want full-time jobs and a living wage, not a publicity stunt.
Feb 25, 2015 / Michelle Chen
What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt? What Happens if You Refuse to Pay Off Your Student Debt?
Fifteen former students of the for-profit Corinthian college chain are launching a debt strike to allow other debtors to do just that.
Feb 23, 2015 / Michelle Chen
These Workers Came From Overseas to Help Rebuild After Hurricane Katrina—and Were Treated Like Prisoners These Workers Came From Overseas to Help Rebuild After Hurricane Katrina—and Were Treated Like Prisoners
These guestworkers were vindicated this week when the contractor who arranged their captivity was slapped with a $14 million guilty verdict.
Feb 20, 2015 / Michelle Chen