Why Immigration Reform Has to Go Hand-in-Hand With Stronger Labor Rights Why Immigration Reform Has to Go Hand-in-Hand With Stronger Labor Rights
The workers awaiting immigration reform need the ability to work legally, but they also need to be empowered at work.
Sep 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen
$15 and a Union: Fast-Food Workers Take Their Demands Nationwide $15 and a Union: Fast-Food Workers Take Their Demands Nationwide
Nearly two years since their mobilization began with about 200 workers in New York, fast-food workers are following through on their two key demands: a $15 hourly wage and a union....
Sep 5, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How Did New York Become the Most Unionized State in the Country? How Did New York Become the Most Unionized State in the Country?
Unions are more welcome in New York than most places in the country, but a revival of the labor movement will require new traditions of workplace activism.
Sep 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How Humanitarian Aid Weakened Post-Earthquake Haiti How Humanitarian Aid Weakened Post-Earthquake Haiti
The chaotic rebuilding effort has actually widened the country’s social rifts, bringing the first emancipated black Republic under the yoke of a new kind of imperialism.
Sep 2, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize Minnesota Home Care Workers Unionize
Home healthcare workers in Minnesota just established a union, opening the door for negotiating higher wages.
Aug 29, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Pregnant Women Just Earned More Workplace Rights in Illinois Pregnant Women Just Earned More Workplace Rights in Illinois
A new law in Illinois is set to modernize the way bosses deal with pregnant employees.
Aug 27, 2014 / Michelle Chen
When Workplace Training Programs Actually Hinder Workers When Workplace Training Programs Actually Hinder Workers
After decades of investment in federal job training initiatives, it’s still difficult to see how much these programs are actually helping workers.
Aug 25, 2014 / Michelle Chen
620,000 Military Families Rely on Food Pantries to Meet Basic Needs 620,000 Military Families Rely on Food Pantries to Meet Basic Needs
The stunning figure represents roughly a quarter of households of military members on active duty, the Reserves or the National Guard.
Aug 22, 2014 / Michelle Chen
What Would Real Economic Justice Look Like in Ferguson? What Would Real Economic Justice Look Like in Ferguson?
Labor activists are deepening the conversation about what “justice for Mike Brown” should mean for the impoverished community that now grieves for him.
Aug 20, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How Starbucks’s ‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Workers to the Breaking Point How Starbucks’s ‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Workers to the Breaking Point
There is real tension between the company’s soaring profits and the baristas’ daily grind.
Aug 18, 2014 / Michelle Chen