Wal-Mart in China Wal-Mart in China
The signs all over the store proclaiming Everyday Low Prices look the same (except that they're printed in Chinese), as do the neatly dressed "associates" patrolling the sellin...
Nov 20, 2003 / Carl Goldstein
A Watershed Strike A Watershed Strike
The retail food workers strike in California may be the first in a series of battles that could shape the future of labor-management relations throughout the US.
Oct 23, 2003 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Kelly Candaele
Yale Workers Win Yale Workers Win
Late last week, Yale clerical and maintenance workers who had been striking for three weeks won a contract that will transform the standard of living of clerical workers at the u...
Sep 22, 2003 / Feature / Kim Phillips-Fein
Labor Fights for Rights Labor Fights for Rights
Workers have lost the right to organize. A new effort aims to get it back.
Aug 28, 2003 / Feature / David Moberg
Dems–Why Not Woo the Young? Dems–Why Not Woo the Young?
Since 1968 the Democrats have been shut out, more or less, as majority party. But with a small bump in left-of-center turnout, they'd be running the country.
Jul 2, 2003 / Thomas Geoghegan
A New Solidarity Front in Iraq A New Solidarity Front in Iraq
This fall will see a fact-finding mission to Iraq to evaluate the condition of workers and the status of the labor movement.
Jun 23, 2003 / Feature / Tim Shorrock
Labor’s Health Problem Labor’s Health Problem
While fighting givebacks, unions can't lose sight of the big healthcare picture.
Jun 19, 2003 / Feature / Steve Early
Guns or Butter Guns or Butter
"Our job is to make sure that the labor movement talks about how the militarization of US foreign policy hurts workers at home."
May 28, 2003 / Feature / Bob Muhlenkamp
Screened Out Screened Out
How 'fighting terrorism' became a bludgeon in Bush's assault on labor.
Apr 24, 2003 / Feature / David Bacon
Telecom Labor Rising Telecom Labor Rising
Union members are making links between customers' concerns and their own.
Apr 10, 2003 / Feature / Steve Early and Larry Cohen