Labor Organizing

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The Fight for $15 Is Starting to Fight for Fair Schedules The Fight for $15 Is Starting to Fight for Fair Schedules

They're building a framework for a new normal in the low-wage workplace.

Oct 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Pope Francis addresses Congress

One Year Later, Pope Francis’s Message Endures One Year Later, Pope Francis’s Message Endures

The rise of Donald Trump is a direct threat to the pope’s message of compassion and openness.

Sep 28, 2016 / Richard Trumka

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Religion Versus Unions Religion Versus Unions

Some professors at the Jesuit Seattle University have been barred from organizing because their jobs are too religious in nature.

Sep 26, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Madison Budget Occupation

The Fight Against Austerity Started Here The Fight Against Austerity Started Here

In 2011, the people of Wisconsin challenged the right’s austerity agenda. Their uprising was even more revolutionary than you think.

Sep 23, 2016 / Sarah Jaffe

California State Capitol Building

The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them The Corporate Democrats of California—and the Progressives Who Are Fighting Them

The so-called “moderates” are doing the bidding of the oil and gas industry, agribusiness, real-estate developers, and a whole host of monied interests.

Sep 16, 2016 / Jon Wiener

BLM Protest

A New Generation of Freedom Fighters Is Taking It to the Streets—and the World A New Generation of Freedom Fighters Is Taking It to the Streets—and the World

As schools, states, and corporations redraw their borders, young people are launching transnational campaigns to fight back.

Sep 14, 2016 / StudentNation / Rachel Gilmer, Christopher Lopez, Kerrina Williams, Lorena Buñi, and Adrian Bonifacio

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A $15 Minimum Wage Would Stop 1.2 Million Households From Going Hungry A $15 Minimum Wage Would Stop 1.2 Million Households From Going Hungry

Fourteen percent of households are classified as “food insecure.” That has to change.

Sep 9, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Green Taxi Denver

Denver Taxi Drivers Are Turning Uber’s Disruption on Its Head Denver Taxi Drivers Are Turning Uber’s Disruption on Its Head

In the bitter feud between tech firms and the taxi industry, drivers fight back with a killer app of their own: cooperative ownership.

Sep 7, 2016 / Nathan Schneider

Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out

Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out Classes Start at LIU Brooklyn on September 7—but Faculty Are Locked Out

Amid a contract dispute, the administration barred professors from coming to campus.

Sep 4, 2016 / Deb Schwartz

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New York’s Nail Salons Are Still Toxic New York’s Nail Salons Are Still Toxic

And salon owners are now protesting new policies that aim to protect workers and consumers from chemical contamination.

Aug 26, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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