Stillwater prison authorities gave 44 incarcerated workers a raise and then, months later, said they had to pay it back. The incarcerated workers say it’s wage theft.
Sarah Lazare
Sarah Lazare is the editor of Workday Magazine. Follow @sarahlazare
Posted inWorking in America
How Secret ‘Bondage Fees’ Trap Contracted Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
The Filthy Emissions of Railroad Locomotives—and the Rail Unions Sounding the Alarm
Diesel engines have gotten a sweetheart deal from environmental regulators. It’s time that changed.
Posted inAmerica and the World
How Biden Can End Secretive Corporate Tribunals
The president has promised not to put anti-democratic investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms in future trade deals. But they are still in many existing ones.
Posted inWorking in America
‘Red Cup Rebellion’: Striking Chicago Starbucks Workers Brave Cold to Send Message to CEO Howard Schultz
Workers accuse the company of refusing to bargain in good faith for a union contract.
Posted inAmerica and the World
U.S. Pressuring New Left-Wing Honduras Government
After the Honduran government fulfilled a campaign promise by moving to end an extreme form of special economic zone, two U.S. senators threatened to withdraw foreign aid to the country.
Posted inWorking in America
The Conservative Astroturf Organization Rolling Back Child Labor Protections
The National Federation of Independent Business has been active in passing new laws allowing teenagers to work long and late hours in three states.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Why Has the Biden Administration Hired 28 People With Ties to Saudi Arabia and the UAE?
The D.C. Blob just can’t quit Gulf cash.
Posted inAmerica and the World
Biden Continues Trump’s Devastating Sanctions
Yellen’s Treasury Department misses a chance for reform.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Congress’s Latest Giveaway to Weapons Makers
While 7.5 million workers lose unemployment, members of Congress want to bail out the military industry.