Dave Zirin: The NFL Ref Lockout Highlights Class Problem in the US Dave Zirin: The NFL Ref Lockout Highlights Class Problem in the US
Commissioner Roger Goodell echoes the anti-labor rhetoric of Mitt Romney and Scott Walker.
Sep 26, 2012 / Press Room
Romney on Teachers and Their Unions: Silence Them! Romney on Teachers and Their Unions: Silence Them!
The man who owes his GOP nomination to billionaires and Super PACs wants to prevent teachers from pooling small donations to have a voice in politics.
Sep 26, 2012 / John Nichols
Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec’s Students Prove That Resistance Works Chicago Teachers, Verizon Workers and Quebec’s Students Prove That Resistance Works
Teachers in Chicago, Verizon workers and Quebec's students recently proved that strikes and resistance work.
Sep 24, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
What’s Missing From the Chicago Strike Debate What’s Missing From the Chicago Strike Debate
As Obama touts his education reforms and neoliberals face off with teachers, hardly anyone is talking about the real problems besetting America’s public schools.
Sep 19, 2012 / Pedro Noguera
South Africa’s ‘Marikana Moment’ South Africa’s ‘Marikana Moment’
The massacre of striking miners marked a tipping point, with the African National Congress moving closer to becoming just another party in power, rather than a liberation movement.
Sep 19, 2012 / Mark Gevisser
After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers After 225 Years, It’s Time to Respect the Constitutional Rights of Workers
The overturn of Scott Walker’s anti-labor law reminds us that workers and their unions have a right to equal protection under the law.
Sep 17, 2012 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’ Wisconsin Judge Rules Walker’s Anti-Labor Law ‘Null and Void’
“Collective bargaining has been restored for teachers across Wisconsin, for municipal employees across Wisconsin,” says a key union leader.
Sep 15, 2012 / John Nichols
As Deal Nears, Major Wins Are Likely for Chicago Teachers As Deal Nears, Major Wins Are Likely for Chicago Teachers
Teachers in Chicago realize that they are striking a blow for the preservation of public education across the country.
Sep 14, 2012 / Matthew Cunningham-Cook
Strike Against Inequality Strike Against Inequality
A strike in the country's most segregated school district is about more than union politics.
Sep 14, 2012 / StudentNation / Christie Thompson
Isolating America’s Workers Isolating America’s Workers
The pendulum swings hard against the rights of labor.
Sep 13, 2012 / Feature / Craig Becker and Judith Scott