A game-changing decision from the NLRB, Uber drivers launch a class-action lawsuit, and the struggle to pay tuition on minimum wage.
Justin Miller
Justin Miller covers politics and state government for the Texas Observer. He is a former Prospect writing fellow, and has also written for The Intercept, The New Republic, and In These Times. Follow @by_jmiller
Posted inWorking in America
How the NLRB Just Radically Changed Labor Relations
Yesterday, the National Labor Relations Board finally released its much-anticipated decision on a case that sets a new paradigm for labor relations and will likely send ripples through the workforce, particularly in the contracting and franchise sectors of the economy. “The decision today could be one of the more significant by the NLRB in the […]
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
The Political Legacy of O’Malley’s Gerrymandered Maryland
‘Governor Gerrymander’ could have made a bad map better; instead he made it worse.
Posted inWorking in America
The Labor Prospect: Getting Sick of No Paid Sick Leave
The case for paid leave, domestic workers win minimum wage protecton, and the fight to grow union membership at McDonald’s.
Posted inWorking in America
The Labor Prospect: Why Jonah Peretti is Wrong on Unions
Buzzfeed’s CEO doesn’t like unions, the minimum wage fight hits the Deep South, and Amazon’s cut-throat culture.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Rick Perry’s Broke Campaign and Our Broken System
Running out of money isn’t a problem for campaigns anymore, as long as they have billionaire-backed super PACs to do the work.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
O’Malley Joins Sanders in Calling for Public Campaign Finance
Yesterday, Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley added a new plank to his campaign platform: public campaign financing for congressional elections within five years. The former Maryland governor had previously supported a public-funding model in his state and had hinted on the campaign trail that he would come out with a substantive policy on the federal […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
Banking on More Than $15
An inside look at bank-teller organizing, the latest front in the fight for higher wages.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Surprise! White, Wealthy (Mostly Male) Elites Are Bankrolling the Campaigns
The American political system has been steadily shifting from democracy to, as former President Jimmy Carter calls it, an “oligarchy with unlimited political bribery.” According to a recent big story from The New York Times, less than 130 families and their businesses account for more than half of the political contributions to Republican contenders and […]
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The Labor Prospect: Summertime (Job) Blues
Death of the summer job, living wage politics, and why Black Lives Matter and Fight for 15 depend on each other.
