How States Taken Over by the GOP in 2010 Have Been Quietly Screwing Over the American Worker How States Taken Over by the GOP in 2010 Have Been Quietly Screwing Over the American Worker
A broad campaign to strip employees of their rights is being fueled by corporate cash and conservative state lawmakers.
Oct 31, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Yes, Federal Workers Are Essential Yes, Federal Workers Are Essential
The House votes 407-0 to guarantee back pay for federal employees. But it will not let them do their jobs.
Oct 6, 2013 / John Nichols
The Disappearing Voice of the Working Class The Disappearing Voice of the Working Class
WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Only by returning the tools of government to average Americans through adequate representation can we fix our broken politics.
Oct 2, 2013 / StudentNation / Ian O’Connor-Giles and StudentNation
A Reboot for the AFL-CIO? A Reboot for the AFL-CIO?
At its LA convention, organized labor vowed to reinvigorate organizing and strengthen progressive alliances. And not a moment too soon.
Sep 25, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
What Counts as a Workers’ Issue? Day One of the AFL-CIO’s 2013 Convention What Counts as a Workers’ Issue? Day One of the AFL-CIO’s 2013 Convention
The Los Angeles gathering of the nation’s largest labor federation included high-profile Democratic guests, soul-searching about diversity, and signs of a coming floor fight....
Sep 9, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Walmart Workers Plan ‘Widespread, Massive Strikes and Protests’ for Black Friday 2013 Walmart Workers Plan ‘Widespread, Massive Strikes and Protests’ for Black Friday 2013
Following rallies in fifteen cities yesterday demanding the reinstatement of fired activists, workers plan a second Black Friday strike.
Sep 6, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Arrested for Singing Arrested for Singing
Civil rights and labor activist David Newby is not done dissenting.
Aug 28, 2013 / John Nichols
‘Timid Supplication for Justice Will Not Solve the Problem’ ‘Timid Supplication for Justice Will Not Solve the Problem’
Dr. Martin Luther King was talking about economic justice as well as racial justice, according to Senator Bernie Sanders.
Aug 24, 2013 / John Nichols
The AFL-CIO Is Exploring New Investments in Alt-Labor and Texas Organizing The AFL-CIO Is Exploring New Investments in Alt-Labor and Texas Organizing
The federation’s general counsel tells The Nation “limited, thoughtful experiments” with alternative organizing models could be ahead.
Aug 16, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Are Street Protests Next in the Fight Over Education Reform? Are Street Protests Next in the Fight Over Education Reform?
Showdowns in Chicago, Philadelphia, New York City and beyond have turned out parents and teachers in droves—and revealed how out of touch education reformers really are.
Jul 31, 2013 / Amy B. Dean