Starbucks Asks Employees to Solve Race Relations in America for No Extra Pay Starbucks Asks Employees to Solve Race Relations in America for No Extra Pay
Writing “Race Together” on a coffee cup is not a solution to institutional racism—but it is a burden on an already underpaid workforce.
Mar 18, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Immigrant Workers Are Being Deported for Getting Injured on the Job Immigrant Workers Are Being Deported for Getting Injured on the Job
A climate of impunity for employers, coupled with the threat of deportation, is forcing undocumented workers to bear the costs of injury and abuse.
Mar 17, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Workers Behind Ruthless and Effective Grassroots Campaigns Are Now on Trial for Racketeering Workers Behind Ruthless and Effective Grassroots Campaigns Are Now on Trial for Racketeering
The LWC counters that their tactics have involved creative direct action, not conspiracy or extortion.
Mar 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Danger of Policies That Take Mothers Out of the Office The Danger of Policies That Take Mothers Out of the Office
Some solutions might help mothers on an individual level while increasing systemic problems.
Mar 13, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Bold Progressive Donna Edwards Enters Key Senate Race Bold Progressive Donna Edwards Enters Key Senate Race
The Maryland congresswoman who led the way in opposing Citizens United bids for the newly open seat.
Mar 12, 2015 / John Nichols
NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract
Rank-and-file organizing pays dividends for the nation’s only private graduate student union.
Mar 11, 2015 / Avi Asher-Schapiro
‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Retail Workers to the Breaking Point ‘Flexible’ Scheduling Is Stretching Retail Workers to the Breaking Point
How do you plan a budget, or arrange childcare, when you’re always on call?
Mar 11, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants
In the neighborhood where Cesar Chavez got his start, janitors, cooks and shuttle drivers are organizing to end the area’s inequality epidemic.
Mar 10, 2015 / Gabriel Thompson
A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain A Broken Compensation System Is Leaving the Most Vulnerable Workers in Pain
A new report reveals the gradual erosion of employer liability requirements that have left workers alone to shoulder the costs of workplace injury.
Mar 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think
And collective action is the only answer.
Mar 9, 2015 / Saket Soni