What the French E-mail Meme Reveals About America’s Runaway Culture of Work What the French E-mail Meme Reveals About America’s Runaway Culture of Work
Do limits on after-hours e-mail reflect French culture’s laziness or American culture’s malaise?
Apr 14, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to Be Secret? Why Do Bosses Want Their Employees’ Salaries to Be Secret?
The struggle for fair pay isn’t captured in wage statistics; it’s part of a struggle against the asymmetry of knowledge that divides management and labor.
Apr 11, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Out of the Fields, Onto the Screen: What ‘Cesar Chavez’ Gets Wrong About the Labor Movement Out of the Fields, Onto the Screen: What ‘Cesar Chavez’ Gets Wrong About the Labor Movement
The new film turns decades of organized struggle into the inspiring tale of one man.
Apr 9, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Tim Barker
The NCAA Makes Billions and Student Athletes Get None of It The NCAA Makes Billions and Student Athletes Get None of It
Despite devoting forty to sixty hours per week to their sport most of the year, Division I football players lack basic economic rights under the NCAA’s cartel restrictions.
Apr 9, 2014 / StudentNation / Greg Johnson and StudentNation
What If the Minimum Wage Were $15 an Hour? What If the Minimum Wage Were $15 an Hour?
Inside the movement that’s pushing to make a living wage a reality in Seattle.
Apr 8, 2014 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky
What’s the GOP’s Excuse for Opposing Equal Pay This Time? What’s the GOP’s Excuse for Opposing Equal Pay This Time?
Same as the last time.
Apr 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Writing, Prestige and Other Things That Don’t Pay the Rent Writing, Prestige and Other Things That Don’t Pay the Rent
Manjula Martin is trying to arm freelance writers with knowledge, but capitalism has the upper hand.
Apr 7, 2014 / Julia Carrie Wong
This Activist Gave His Life to Sound the Alarm on Bangladesh’s Labor Crisis This Activist Gave His Life to Sound the Alarm on Bangladesh’s Labor Crisis
Bangladesh’s factories remain not only unsafe places to work but also unsafe places for workers to speak up for their rights.
Apr 4, 2014 / Michelle Chen
How UK Law Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Their Abusive Employers How UK Law Ties Immigrant Domestic Workers to Their Abusive Employers
The UK seems keen on abandoning its most vulnerable workers to the rule of the master of the house.
Apr 4, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why the Bloodiest Labor Battle in US History Matters Today Why the Bloodiest Labor Battle in US History Matters Today
All the factors that defined the 1914 conflict at Ludlow are with us once again.
Apr 2, 2014 / Feature / Thai Jones