Working Conditions

AFL-CIO’s Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States

AFL-CIO’s Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States AFL-CIO’s Non-Union Worker Group Headed Into Workplaces in Fifty States

Working America is set to expand across the country—and directly enter the workplace.

Apr 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Women in Healthcare Suffer Abuse Inside and Outside the Home

Women in Healthcare Suffer Abuse Inside and Outside the Home Women in Healthcare Suffer Abuse Inside and Outside the Home

The difficult conditions that affect domestic workers also plague nurses in hospitals.

Mar 20, 2013 / Bryce Covert

Obama’s Nominee for Labor Department Head Has Championed Domestic Workers’ Rights

Obama’s Nominee for Labor Department Head Has Championed Domestic Workers’ Rights Obama’s Nominee for Labor Department Head Has Championed Domestic Workers’ Rights

Thomas Perez once pushed for a domestic workers’ bill of rights. Could he help the movement at the federal level?

Mar 18, 2013 / Bryce Covert

As Striking Guest Workers Visit NYC Store, McDonald’s Says It Has Cut Ties to Their Franchisee

As Striking Guest Workers Visit NYC Store, McDonald’s Says It Has Cut Ties to Their Franchisee As Striking Guest Workers Visit NYC Store, McDonald’s Says It Has Cut Ties to Their Franchisee

Workers insist “McDonald’s Must Pay.”

Mar 14, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Katha Pollitt: Is ‘Leaning In’ Enough for Workplace Equality?

Katha Pollitt: Is ‘Leaning In’ Enough for Workplace Equality? Katha Pollitt: Is ‘Leaning In’ Enough for Workplace Equality?

What can women do to be treated equally? And what do men have to do with it?

Mar 13, 2013 / Press Room

A Brooklyn Corner

A Brooklyn Corner A Brooklyn Corner

Day laborers who clean for ultra-Orthodox Jewish households are learning about their rights.

Mar 12, 2013 / Feature / E. Tammy Kim

INFOGRAPHIC: How Universal Preschool Is an Economic Boon to Working Mothers

INFOGRAPHIC: How Universal Preschool Is an Economic Boon to Working Mothers INFOGRAPHIC: How Universal Preschool Is an Economic Boon to Working Mothers

Working parents will benefit enormously from an affordable, quality place to send their kids.

Mar 6, 2013 / Bryce Covert

We’re All Women Workers Now: How the Floor of the Economy Has Dropped for Everyone

We’re All Women Workers Now: How the Floor of the Economy Has Dropped for Everyone We’re All Women Workers Now: How the Floor of the Economy Has Dropped for Everyone

Sexist practices once reserved for female employees have now spread throughout the whole economy.

Feb 21, 2013 / Bryce Covert

How Two-Tier Union Contracts Became Labor’s Undoing

How Two-Tier Union Contracts Became Labor’s Undoing How Two-Tier Union Contracts Became Labor’s Undoing

Establishing lower pay for new hires, these agreements have undermined union solidarity by opening a gulf between generations.

Feb 6, 2013 / Feature / Louis Uchitelle

Twenty Years After the FMLA, Our Family Leave Policies Are Dragging Us Down

Twenty Years After the FMLA, Our Family Leave Policies Are Dragging Us Down Twenty Years After the FMLA, Our Family Leave Policies Are Dragging Us Down

The rest of the developed world has left us in the dust since we enacted the Family and Medical Leave Act in 1993.

Feb 5, 2013 / Bryce Covert

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