Labor

The Kids Aren’t Alright The Kids Aren’t Alright

President Bush's neglect of government-sponsored childcare programs has a steep price. Children are paying.

Oct 25, 2007 / Feature / Sharon Lerner

Whatever Happened to the Eight-Hour Day? Whatever Happened to the Eight-Hour Day?

Americans spend more time on the job than workers in any other country. Isn't it time presumably labor-friendly Democrats did something about it?

Oct 23, 2007 / Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon

Father of History Father of History

Bettina Aptheker's recent memoir has incited fierce debate over her father s legacy.

Oct 18, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Christopher Phelps

UAW R.I.P.? UAW R.I.P.?

To save the domestic auto industry, the UAW may end up killing itself.

Oct 18, 2007 / Max Fraser

The China Syndrome The China Syndrome

Worried about toxic toys from China? Worry, too, about Chinese workers exposed to the poisons.

Oct 11, 2007 / Andrew Ross

South Africa’s Winter of Discontent South Africa’s Winter of Discontent

As the gap widens between rich and poor, millions of black workers are challenging African National Congress rule. How did a victory against apartheid turn into class war?

Oct 4, 2007 / Feature / William Johnson

Strike! A Defining Moment for the UAW Strike! A Defining Moment for the UAW

The issues at stake, especially GM's drive to shift the burden of healthcare, will affect workers throughout the industrialized economy--to say nothing of Campaign '08.

Sep 25, 2007 / Feature / Max Fraser

The High Price of Beauty The High Price of Beauty

A scourge of health problems has nail salon workers wondering about the industry's safety standards.

Sep 20, 2007 / Feature / Virginia Sole-Smith

Bush’s Immigration Clampdown Crimped Bush’s Immigration Clampdown Crimped

A federal judge in San Francisco has put on hold new Homeland Security regulations designed to crack down on illegal immigrants in the workplace.

Aug 22, 2007 / Feature / David Bacon

Argentina: Where Jobless Run Factories Argentina: Where Jobless Run Factories

Almost entirely under the media radar, unemployed workers here are taking over bankrupt businesses and reopening them under democratic management.

Jul 16, 2007 / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis

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