Labor Organizing

Solidarity in Wartime Solidarity in Wartime

In a Service Employees union hall in Boston, a hospital worker raises her hand.

Jun 10, 2004 / David Bacon

Florida…Again? Florida…Again?

Additional reporting by Cissy Rebich.

Mar 4, 2004 / Feature / Marc Cooper

Working and Poor in the USA Working and Poor in the USA

A vast impoverished population languishes in the midst of our economy.

Jan 22, 2004 / Feature / Beth Shulman

Free Martha! Free Martha!

Why Martha Stewart should be found innocent.

Jan 20, 2004 / Feature / Doug Henwood

Supermarket Showdown Supermarket Showdown

A joyless holiday season faces 70,000 unionized Southern and Central California supermarket workers who have been on strike or locked out since October 11.

Dec 24, 2003 / Marc Cooper

Wal-Mart’s Big City Blues Wal-Mart’s Big City Blues

The mega-retailer has set its sights on the urban market, but the living-wage movement is putting up a fight.

Nov 24, 2003 / Feature / Dan Levine

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

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