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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The Fight to Organize Port Drivers -- Modern-Day Indentured Servants
Jun 26, 2017Drivers in ports around the country are literally paying to work in an exploitative industry. We spoke to the union trying to organize them.
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A New Farm Worker Union Is Born
Jun 26, 2017Indigenous Oaxacan farm workers win themselves a union in the Pacific Northwest.
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Wage Theft and Shoplifting: Same Cost, Different Deterrents
Jun 23, 2017A massive force is deployed against one, but not the other. (Guess which.)
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Why the White Worker Theme Is Harmful
Jun 21, 2017It’s a mistake to racialize an economy that harms the entire working class.
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In Supreme Court Case, Trump Sides with the Forgotten Corporation
Jun 20, 2017The White House abandons employees whose access to justice has been cordoned into corporate-captured arbitration hearings.
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In New York City, Fast-Food Workers May Soon Have a Permanent Voice
Jun 15, 2017With the help of a new municipal law, a new advocacy group seeks to become an organizing model for low-wage workers.
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How Trump Made Wage Theft Routine
Jun 05, 2017Undocumented immigrant workers now fear reporting their victimization to the authorities.
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The White Working Class
Jun 01, 2017An American, and a Democratic, dilemma
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Overture: A Near-Death of Despair
Jun 01, 2017The decimation of the Heartland began a long time ago.
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Below the Minimum No More
May 30, 2017The Democrats’ new $15 minimum wage bill also phases out sub-minimum wages for millions of Americans.
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Tesla Workers File Charges with National Labor Board as Battle with Elon Musk Intensifies
Apr 20, 2017Employees fight back as Tesla ramps up anti-union policies.
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The GOP’s Overtime Reform Plan: Fraud Masquerading as Flexibility
Apr 18, 2017With Obama’s landmark overtime expansion blocked in the courts, conservatives roll out a plan that would undo overtime pay as we know it.
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Charge Time: Electric Car Workers Accuse Tesla of Low Pay and Intimidation
Apr 10, 2017Employees at the company’s factory in California are seeking to unionize through United Auto Workers.
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Fight for 15 and Black Lives Matter Join Forces on Anniversary of MLK's Death
Apr 04, 2017Forty-nine years after King was assassinated, the left’s organizing vanguards seek to continue his work.
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The Fight Against Coal Can Save Miners’ Lives
Mar 30, 2017Trump’s promise to restore the industry can’t be fulfilled, while alternative energy can provide miners with more—and safer—jobs.
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