Can’t Workers of the World Unite? Can’t Workers of the World Unite?
Labor debates its future.
Feb 24, 2005 / Feature / David Moberg
Lessons for Labor Lessons for Labor
What unions did right--and wrong--in the 2004 election.
Dec 9, 2004 / Feature / David Moberg
A Moral Minimum Wage A Moral Minimum Wage
The Democrats should start framing economic justice as a moral issue.
Dec 6, 2004 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
With Friends Like These With Friends Like These
Unlike communism and socialism, trade unionism has rarely inspired published "second thoughts" by embittered apostates.
Nov 4, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Steve Early
Union Makes Its Bed Union Makes Its Bed
On September 29 in San Francisco, 4,000 hotel employees--all members of the newly merged union UNITE HERE--walked out on strike or were locked out of their workplaces after their...
Oct 7, 2004 / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
Will Labor Come Back? Will Labor Come Back?
Labor Day has never been a very inspiring holiday, established as it was by late-nineteenth-century union bosses as a homegrown alternative to May Day, which was viewed as having...
Sep 2, 2004 / Liza Featherstone
Letter From Uganda Letter From Uganda
For two years, journalist Andrew Rice lived in Uganda as a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs.
Aug 12, 2004 / Feature / Andrew Rice
Minimum Security Minimum Security
Seeing the limits of living-wage laws, activists seek a raise for all workers.
Jun 24, 2004 / Feature / Bobbi Murray
Tyson’s Moral Anchor Tyson’s Moral Anchor
Readers who'd like to support the workers of Local 556 can send a tax-deductible donation to "Safe Work/Safe Food," c/o Teamsters Local 556, 1750 Portland Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 9...
Jun 24, 2004 / Eric Schlosser
Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge? Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge?
Under the gun, unions are realizing they have to think outside the big box.
Jun 10, 2004 / Feature / Liza Featherstone