May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform May Day in NYC: Youth and Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Reform
This year’s march was led by immigrant and youth activists pressing for long-awaited justice.
May 2, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Retail and Fast Food Workers Strike in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile Retail and Fast Food Workers Strike in Chicago’s Magnificent Mile
Demanding a living wage of $15 per hour, employees at Macy’s, Subway, McDonald’s, Victoria’s Secret and more have walked off the job.
Apr 24, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
Walmart Workers Plan Wednesday Scheduling Showdowns in 150 Stores Walmart Workers Plan Wednesday Scheduling Showdowns in 150 Stores
Wednesday’s coordinated worker delegations should represent the largest mobilization of OUR Walmart members since the Black Friday strikes.
Apr 23, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
‘I Jumped to Save My Body’: Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire ‘I Jumped to Save My Body’: Walmart Slammed Over Nicaragua Stabbings and Bangladesh Fire
Apparel workers are demanding action from the retail giant following a deadly factory fire and a set of beatings and stabbings allegedly fomented by a contractor.
Apr 18, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
AFL-CIO’s Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States AFL-CIO’s Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States
Working America is set to expand across the country—and directly enter the workplace.
Apr 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo: We Are All Domestic Workers Now Labor Leader Ai-jen Poo: We Are All Domestic Workers Now
The head of the National Domestic Workers Alliance discusses disappointments dealt by Democratic politicians, the challenges of sustaining non-union labor groups and how to confron...
Apr 5, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Striking Guest Workers Will Take McDonald’s Fight Global Striking Guest Workers Will Take McDonald’s Fight Global
As Congress considers immigration reform, workers plan a global day of action for June 6.
Apr 1, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Labor Board Alleges Repeated Retaliation at Walmart’s Top US Warehouse Labor Board Alleges Repeated Retaliation at Walmart’s Top US Warehouse
Workers won their jobs back with a three-week strike, but then got fired all over again.
Mar 20, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
As Striking Guest Workers Visit NYC Store, McDonald’s Says It Has Cut Ties to Their Franchisee As Striking Guest Workers Visit NYC Store, McDonald’s Says It Has Cut Ties to Their Franchisee
Workers insist “McDonald’s Must Pay.”
Mar 14, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Did the DC Circuit Court Give a Green Light for Union-Busting? Did the DC Circuit Court Give a Green Light for Union-Busting?
The Communications Workers of America says that the ruling overturning Obama’s nominations emboldened employers—like the one that terminated twenty-two union activists....
Mar 1, 2013 / Josh Eidelson