Labor

This Week in Poverty: ’90 Percent of Workers Aren’t Getting Bupkis’

This Week in Poverty: ’90 Percent of Workers Aren’t Getting Bupkis’ This Week in Poverty: ’90 Percent of Workers Aren’t Getting Bupkis’

Americans across the economic spectrum have a lot in common when it comes to stagnating wages.

Aug 23, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Fired Walmart Workers Arrested at Rally Announcing Labor Day Deadline

Fired Walmart Workers Arrested at Rally Announcing Labor Day Deadline Fired Walmart Workers Arrested at Rally Announcing Labor Day Deadline

Nine fired workers and one current one were arrested at the end of a rally at which they gave Walmart a deadline to raise wages and reinstate fired workers.

Aug 22, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Americans Are Working Too Damn Hard

Americans Are Working Too Damn Hard Americans Are Working Too Damn Hard

We’ll march for jobs as well we should, but where do I line up for the march for leisure?

Aug 22, 2013 / Laura Flanders

Keeping a Massive Trade Deal Out of the Fast Lane

Keeping a Massive Trade Deal Out of the Fast Lane Keeping a Massive Trade Deal Out of the Fast Lane

The Obama administration is pushing to finalize the Trans-Pacific Partnership without congressional oversight. 

Aug 22, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

An Interview With Bill de Blasio

An Interview With Bill de Blasio An Interview With Bill de Blasio

The New York City mayoral candidate talks labor issues, climate change, the NYPD and the legacy of A-Rod.

Aug 20, 2013 / Bhaskar Sunkara

How to Become a Part-Time Worker Without Really Trying

How to Become a Part-Time Worker Without Really Trying How to Become a Part-Time Worker Without Really Trying

How corporate America used the Great Recession to turn good jobs into bad ones. 

Aug 20, 2013 / Barbara Garson

The AFL-CIO Is Exploring New Investments in Alt-Labor and Texas Organizing

The AFL-CIO Is Exploring New Investments in Alt-Labor and Texas Organizing The AFL-CIO Is Exploring New Investments in Alt-Labor and Texas Organizing

The federation’s general counsel tells The Nation “limited, thoughtful experiments” with alternative organizing models could be ahead.

Aug 16, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Domestic Worker Labor Leader: Federal Victory Is in Sight

Domestic Worker Labor Leader: Federal Victory Is in Sight Domestic Worker Labor Leader: Federal Victory Is in Sight

A proposed regulatory change would extend some basic federal protections to long-excluded domestic workers.

Aug 15, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry

Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry Workers ROC the Restaurant Industry

How low-wage food service workers are serving up justice.

Aug 14, 2013 / Feature / Laura Flanders

Walmart Gets Desperate Walmart Gets Desperate

The country's largest employer tried to compare the wages of their long-term employees to the stipends of Nation interns. The Daily Beast bought their spin.

Aug 7, 2013 / The Nation

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