Labor Organizing

Anti-capitalism poster

My Generation’s Best Chance Is Socialism My Generation’s Best Chance Is Socialism

You don’t need a $200,000 college degree to know when you’re getting screwed.

Feb 8, 2016 / Sarah Leonard

Indiana Representative Luke Messer

Does Labor Deserve Its Own Downfall? Does Labor Deserve Its Own Downfall?

The Supreme Court’s Friedrichs case could be disastrous for unions—how did we get here and what can labor do to regain its former clout?

Feb 4, 2016 / Peter Schrag, David Rolf, Jane McAlevey, and Michelle Chen

Guestworkers processing crabs

The Two-Tier Employment System You Haven’t Heard Of The Two-Tier Employment System You Haven’t Heard Of

Migrants on guestworker visas are constrained by the border on one side and their boss on the other.

Feb 3, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect

Sanders’s message is clear: Trust yourself. Come together, take back the country and make this nation better. 

Jan 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Hospitality Industry’s Two-Tier Workforce

The Hospitality Industry’s Two-Tier Workforce The Hospitality Industry’s Two-Tier Workforce

At one hotel, two groups of housekeepers can do the same work but get very different pay.

Jan 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Indiana Representative Luke Messer

This Supreme Court Case Could Be Very Bad For Unions This Supreme Court Case Could Be Very Bad For Unions

Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association could result in the defunding of public-sector unions.

Jan 18, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Hillary Clinton speech

The Book That Turns Hillary Clinton Into a Cartoon The Book That Turns Hillary Clinton Into a Cartoon

Doug Henwood ignores everything good Hillary Clinton has ever done—and neglects the double binds and difficulties women face in public life.

Jan 15, 2016 / Katha Pollitt

SK Hynix workers

High-Tech Manufacturing’s Disposable Workers High-Tech Manufacturing’s Disposable Workers

The electronics industry is poisoning the workers who make our shiny gadgets.

Jan 13, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Columbia University

Graduate Students at Private Universities Could Soon Have the Right to Unionize Graduate Students at Private Universities Could Soon Have the Right to Unionize

A pending NLRB case could reverse 12 years of labor limbo for student workers at private institutions.

Jan 12, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Were 180 Workers Fired Over Prayer Breaks?

Were 180 Workers Fired Over Prayer Breaks? Were 180 Workers Fired Over Prayer Breaks?

At a Cargill plant in Colorado, religious liberty has come up against the hard requirements of profitability.

Jan 8, 2016 / Michelle Chen

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