Will Labor Come Back? Will Labor Come Back?
Labor Day has never been a very inspiring holiday, established as it was by late-nineteenth-century union bosses as a homegrown alternative to May Day, which was viewed as having...
Sep 2, 2004 / Liza Featherstone
Letter From Uganda Letter From Uganda
For two years, journalist Andrew Rice lived in Uganda as a fellow of the Institute of Current World Affairs.
Aug 12, 2004 / Feature / Andrew Rice
Minimum Security Minimum Security
Seeing the limits of living-wage laws, activists seek a raise for all workers.
Jun 24, 2004 / Feature / Bobbi Murray
Tyson’s Moral Anchor Tyson’s Moral Anchor
Readers who'd like to support the workers of Local 556 can send a tax-deductible donation to "Safe Work/Safe Food," c/o Teamsters Local 556, 1750 Portland Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 9...
Jun 24, 2004 / Eric Schlosser
Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge? Will Labor Take the Wal-Mart Challenge?
Under the gun, unions are realizing they have to think outside the big box.
Jun 10, 2004 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
Solidarity in Wartime Solidarity in Wartime
In a Service Employees union hall in Boston, a hospital worker raises her hand.
Jun 10, 2004 / David Bacon
A Dream Deferred A Dream Deferred
After bloody battles for desegregation, blacks in Memphis are still behind.
Apr 15, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Michael Honey
A Union of Unions A Union of Unions
There are bigger American unions, but none that are feistier organizers than HERE (hotel and restaurant workers) and UNITE (historically garment and textile workers).
Apr 1, 2004 / David Moberg
New School, Old Tricks New School, Old Tricks
The New School University is one of Manhattan's most storied progressive institutions. But don't tell that to the people who work there.
Mar 18, 2004 / Eyal Press
Florida…Again? Florida…Again?
Additional reporting by Cissy Rebich.
Mar 4, 2004 / Feature / Marc Cooper