Making Unions Matter Again Making Unions Matter Again
For too long, unions have mistaken access for power. They need to get back to organizing and activating members.
Dec 2, 2010 / Feature / Jane McAlevey
The Breakdown: How Can Obama Help Organized Labor? The Breakdown: How Can Obama Help Organized Labor?
With no help likely to come from Congress, Dorian Warren and Chris Hayes ask: what can Obama, his National Labor Relations Board appointees and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis can d...
Nov 12, 2010 / Chris Hayes
The Wall Comes Tumbling Down The Wall Comes Tumbling Down
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers signed a historic agreement between farmworkers and a major grower.
Oct 18, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann
Unionbusting, Iraqi-Style Unionbusting, Iraqi-Style
With US approval and privatization the goal, the government is targeting organized labor.
Oct 6, 2010 / Feature / David Bacon
Nation Conversations: Richard Trumka on Labor’s Challenges Nation Conversations: Richard Trumka on Labor’s Challenges
A talk with AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka on the state of the labor movement and plans for the future.
Sep 27, 2010 / The Nation
For Jobs, Justice and Education For Jobs, Justice and Education
For nearly two years, the loudest and most insistent voices in American politics have been on the extreme right. At the One Nation, Working Together march, this is going to ch...
Sep 24, 2010 / Benjamin Todd Jealous and Deepak Bhargava
Neocons, AFL-CIO Both Blast China: Want Obama to Act Neocons, AFL-CIO Both Blast China: Want Obama to Act
In different ways, both the neocons and the unions are demanding that the Obama administration take strong action to punish, isolate and sanction China.
Sep 16, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist In Memoriam: Ella May Wiggins, Southern Labor Activist
When the lens is turned on Southerners, it's often the ignorant ones, like Pastor Terry Jones, that we see. That makes it doubly important to remember the brave radicals, like 1920...
Sep 14, 2010 / Ashley Sayeau
AFL Takes On Foreclosures and Payday Lending AFL Takes On Foreclosures and Payday Lending
An interview with AFL-CIO Executive Vice President Arlene Holt Baker on Big Banks and a new approach to prevent home foreclosure.
Aug 19, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power
There are people who have been unemployed for six months and there are some who have been unemployed for 99 months or more. Congress should watch out for the 1.5 million unemployed...
Jul 29, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show