Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement Josh Eidelson: The Future of the Workers’ Movement
A series of strikes by workers in the service industry has shifted the focus of the union movement towards more precarious workers.
May 20, 2013 / Press Room
Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus Chicago Teachers Union Overwhelmingly Re-Elects Karen Lewis’s CORE Caucus
CORE’s victory is a boost to social movement unionism—and a model for other unions around the country.
May 20, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How The Obamas Need to Help Fix the Fashion Industry: Here’s How
Obama and the fashion icon first lady should pick up where the presidential task force on the apparel industry left off fifteen years ago.
May 20, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline
A ‘New Era’ of Labor Creativity and Defiance? A ‘New Era’ of Labor Creativity and Defiance?
The name of one Chicago business-turned-cooperative reflects burgeoning possibilities for the American labor movement.
May 16, 2013 / Laura Flanders
It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh It Shouldn’t Be Left Up to Corporations to Decide on a Safety Plan in Bangladesh
For fashion brands, participation in the Bangladesh fire and safety plan is voluntarily. It shouldn’t be.
May 16, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline
84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft in a New Survey 84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft in a New Survey
New York's Attorney General has issued subpoenas to a fast food company and is investigating several franchisees for what employees say is a rampant issue.
May 16, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Fast Food Strikes Hitting Fifth City: Milwaukee Fast Food Strikes Hitting Fifth City: Milwaukee
Hundreds of fast food and retail workers are expected to join the work stoppage, making Milwaukee the fifth city in the strike wave.
May 15, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
A New Progressive Voice From New Mexico Joins the Senate A New Progressive Voice From New Mexico Joins the Senate
One of the youngest and poorest senators, Martin Heinrich rose to the top as a supporter of labor and environmental issues.
May 13, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky
We’ve Heard Plenty From Wall Street, Isn’t It Time for Some Main Street? We’ve Heard Plenty From Wall Street, Isn’t It Time for Some Main Street?
Even The New York Times is figuring out that austerity isn't working. Ed Schultz could have told them that years ago.
May 11, 2013 / John Nichols
Was My Hat Made in a Factory Like Rana Plaza? Was My Hat Made in a Factory Like Rana Plaza?
A reader who unknowingly ordered hats from a Bangladeshi factory prompts a closer look into what we know about where and how our clothes are made.
May 10, 2013 / Elizabeth Cline