Paul Ryan’s Welfare Reform Ideas Are Even Worse Than You Think Paul Ryan’s Welfare Reform Ideas Are Even Worse Than You Think
Ryan is asking the poor to be more flexible in being oppressed.
Aug 15, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How a Good Employer Supports Union Busting How a Good Employer Supports Union Busting
Costco has cultivated a sterling reputation, but labor activists describe horrors down the supply chain.
Aug 15, 2014 / Andrew Elrod
Could Stronger Unions Make China More Democratic? Could Stronger Unions Make China More Democratic?
Chinese labor activist Han Dongfang thinks that democracy begins in the workplace.
Aug 11, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Are Black Workers Relegated to the Lowest-Paying Jobs at Baltimore’s Airport? Why Are Black Workers Relegated to the Lowest-Paying Jobs at Baltimore’s Airport?
Black workers at Thurgood Marshall Airport are concentrated in the lowest-paying and lowest-status jobs, earning as little as $8.50 per hour.
Aug 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How the Deaths of 75 Workers at a Chinese Factory Could Have Been ‘Easily Prevented’ How the Deaths of 75 Workers at a Chinese Factory Could Have Been ‘Easily Prevented’
The massive explosion at a subcontracted auto parts supplier was preceded by a slew of blatant safety lapses.
Aug 6, 2014 / Michelle Chen
By John Boehner’s Logic, a Lot of Presidents Should Have Been Sued By John Boehner’s Logic, a Lot of Presidents Should Have Been Sued
Republicans are suing the president for doing what presidents do.
Aug 5, 2014 / John Nichols
America’s New Harvest of Shame America’s New Harvest of Shame
Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur visited the tobacco fields of North Carolina. What she saw there should concern all Americans.
Aug 4, 2014 / Marcy Kaptur
This Ruling Just Gave Workers a Big Boost in Their Fight Against McDonald’s This Ruling Just Gave Workers a Big Boost in Their Fight Against McDonald’s
The fast-food giant must now admit that it’s responsible for the people it employs.
Aug 1, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Nearly 1 in 3 Restaurant Workers Suffers From Food Insecurity Nearly 1 in 3 Restaurant Workers Suffers From Food Insecurity
“It’s sad that when you work in a restaurant, most of the servers are starving.”
Jul 30, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Federal Contractors Strike to Demand Higher Wages Federal Contractors Strike to Demand Higher Wages
Low-wage federal contract workers are once again asking Obama to raise the minimum wage.
Jul 29, 2014 / George Zornick