Labor
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How the American South Drives the Low-Wage Economy
Jul 06, 2015Just as in the 1850s (with the Dred Scott decision and the Fugitive Slave Act), the Southern labor system (with low pay and no unions) is wending its way north.
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Should Liberals Back Public Employee Unions?
Jul 12, 2015The stakes in the new battle over unions have far-reaching implications.
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How to Live Happily with Robots
Aug 03, 2015It takes extensive government intervention to assure that gains of automation are broadly shared.
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When Adjuncts Go Union
Jun 30, 2015On campuses across America, contingent faculty are fighting back against low wages and precarious employment.
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Labor at a Crossroads: The Seeds of a New Movement
Oct 30, 2014SEIU’s David Rolf—virtuoso organizer and mastermind of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage campaign—says labor needs radically new ways to champion worker interests.
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How Gilded Ages End
Apr 29, 2015Protecting democracy from oligarchic dominance is, once again, a central imperative of American politics.
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The Wealth Problem
Apr 30, 2015Aspiring to own a home and pursue an education are quintessentially American ideals. It's time to make those dreams accessible again.
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GOP Pols Won’t Raise the Minimum Wage — So Voters Are About To
Nov 01, 2016Fed up with legislative inaction, labor advocates are putting wage increases directly before the voters.
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How to Get White Workers to Vote for Clinton
Oct 31, 2016Working America is the left’s premier vehicle for building support among the non-union white working class—but in the year of Trump, it may have the hardest job in the country.
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In 2016 Campaign, SEIU Seeks to Make Its Mark
Oct 25, 2016The union behind the Fight for 15 is running a massive political program to elect Clinton and a Democratic Senate.
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Latino Immigrants Are Changing the Politics of … Nebraska!
Oct 21, 2016Organizing in Omaha and small towns with meatpacking plants is altering politics in this reddest of states.
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Can Teachers Unions Bargain for Better -- or Fewer -- Charter Schools?
Oct 18, 2016A growing number of local unions want a say in authorizing them.
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The New Labor Movement: Solidarity Without Conformity
Oct 11, 2016A union president explains how labor should adjust to changing times.
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First and Foremost, the Wells Fargo Scandal Is About Workers
Oct 04, 2016The revelations of the bank’s outrageous behavior were in large part a product of a three-year effort to organize frontline workers.
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Progressive Politics After Bernie
Sep 29, 2016The Sanders campaign mobilized the largest democratic left the nation has seen in decades. Can its follow-up organization and other liberal groups roll its revolution on?
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Robots, Automation, and a Universal Basic Income
Sep 27, 2016In more and more sectors, companies are pining to make human labor obsolete. What can be done?
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The Riddle of Immigrant Voting
Sep 22, 2016No institution today can bring out the immigrant vote like the old urban machines and industrial unions once did.
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The New Rules of the Road: A Progressive Approach to Globalization
Sep 22, 2016The new president needs a fresh approach to trade.
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In $15's Wake, Fair Scheduling Gains Momentum
Sep 20, 2016Service workers' struggle for access to predictable schedules—and more hours—is slowly paying off.
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Centrist Democrats Team Up with Corporate Lobby to Undermine Overtime Rule
Sep 13, 2016New legislation could keep 10 million workers without overtime pay over the next 20 years.
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The National Labor Relations Board Says Charter School Teachers Are Private Employees
Sep 08, 2016Recent labor board decisions help clarify longstanding ambiguity around charter school teachers’ right to organize.
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As Union Membership Declines, Organized Labor Focuses on Nonunion Workers
Aug 30, 2016A new report links the drop in union membership with the rise in income inequality. But labor activists are finding new ways to help workers.
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