Minimum wage

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

Donald Trump and Andrew Puzder

Force Workers to Watch Anti-Government Propaganda at Work? Trump’s Labor Nominee Says Yes Force Workers to Watch Anti-Government Propaganda at Work? Trump’s Labor Nominee Says Yes

Until recently, Andrew Puzder was listed as a member of the Job Creators Network. 

Jan 24, 2017 / Spencer Woodman

Trump and Ruzder

Trump Just Told the Fight for $15 to Go Screw Itself Trump Just Told the Fight for $15 to Go Screw Itself

But Trump has also crossed anti-immigrant hard-liners, which could torpedo his labor secretary’s confirmation.

Dec 9, 2016 / George Zornick

Texas 15 Now

Just One Example of How Difficult It Is to Make Labor Law Better for Workers Just One Example of How Difficult It Is to Make Labor Law Better for Workers

The Obama administration’s new rules surrounding overtime pay were realistic and sensible. Why did a Texas judge block them?

Dec 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Fight for 15

5 Practical Principles to Guide Our Work Under Trump 5 Practical Principles to Guide Our Work Under Trump

We must know what we want, not just what we’re against.

Dec 9, 2016 / Stephen Lerner and Maurice Weeks

Donald Trump Carrier Factory

Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Full-on Privatization Assault Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a Full-on Privatization Assault

There’s a much better way to create jobs and rebuild our country’s crumbling infrastructure.

Dec 2, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Chicago Child Care

Victories on Minimum Wage and Child Care Went Unnoticed After Election Day Victories on Minimum Wage and Child Care Went Unnoticed After Election Day

Trump’s victory was a setback for women, but they made strides on some issues vital to gender equality.

Nov 23, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Donald Trump in Iowa

Get Ready for a War on the Poor Get Ready for a War on the Poor

With Donald Trump and Paul Ryan in control of government, crucial antipoverty programs like Head Start, food stamps, and Medicaid are imperiled.

Nov 22, 2016 / Bob Herbert

Hillary Women

Inequality Among Women Is Crucial to Understanding Hillary’s Loss Inequality Among Women Is Crucial to Understanding Hillary’s Loss

Working-class women who voted for Trump tell us a lot about feminism’s relationship to class politics.

Nov 11, 2016 / Kathleen Geier

Trump speaks in Pennsylvania

Dopey Donald Trump Can’t Figure Out Why AFL-CIO Members Aren’t Showing Up at His Rallies Dopey Donald Trump Can’t Figure Out Why AFL-CIO Members Aren’t Showing Up at His Rallies

The Republican nominee is discovering that running on “the most anti-worker, anti-union platform of any party in the history of the United States” might turn off union members...

Oct 3, 2016 / John Nichols

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