Labor Organizing

A Q&A With Harry Kelber: ‘Working People Have to Be Involved in Their Own Fate’ A Q&A With Harry Kelber: ‘Working People Have to Be Involved in Their Own Fate’

Lessons from over eight decades of labor activism.

Apr 30, 2012 / Josh Eidelson

Will People Power Defeat Scott Walker and His Cronies? Will People Power Defeat Scott Walker and His Cronies?

The protests in Wisconsin have inspired a new generation of candidates—and they’re winning.

Apr 25, 2012 / Feature / John Nichols

How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave

A campaign that brought together African-Americans and undocumented workers stopped an anti-immigrant bill in its tracks.

Apr 20, 2012 / David Bacon

Unions and Environmentalists: Get It Together!

Unions and Environmentalists: Get It Together! Unions and Environmentalists: Get It Together!

As the Keystone XL battle has shown, the blue-green alliance is in trouble—and only a deeper kind of solidarity can rescue it.

Apr 18, 2012 / Feature / Jane McAlevey

Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose

Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose Student Activism as the Tip of the Spear: Raising the Minimum Wage in San Jose

A group of thirty San Jose State students recently put their studies into practice and launched a campaign that has gained the support of young labor activists, community group...

Apr 17, 2012 / StudentNation / Amy B. Dean

John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Envy

John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Envy John Nichols: The GOP’s Wisconsin Envy

How Scott Walker influenced the Republican presidential race.

Apr 3, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin for Labor Rights and Democracy Tens of Thousands Rally in Wisconsin for Labor Rights and Democracy

Largest rally in a year sees Wisconsin protest movement on message and on the march—backing the recall and removal of an anti-labor governor and demanding restoration of coll...

Mar 11, 2012 / John Nichols

UK Labor Leader Threatens Strikes During the London Olympics UK Labor Leader Threatens Strikes During the London Olympics

We might have ourselves a good-old fashioned strike scenario during the London Olympic games.

Feb 29, 2012 / Dave Zirin

Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations

The president returned to the battleground state of Wisconsin and gave a well-received speech. But he avoided hot-button labor issues and the trade and industrial policies tha...

Feb 16, 2012 / John Nichols

Twenty-Five Faces of an American Uprising

Twenty-Five Faces of an American Uprising Twenty-Five Faces of an American Uprising

Wisconsin groups and activists have for a full year maintained an epic mass mobilzation on behalf of labor rights. 

Feb 14, 2012 / John Nichols

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