The progression of the Fight for 15 from a left-wing community organization and a left-wing union to left-wing cities to left-wing states to the Democratic mainstream is representative of the broader transformation of the Democratic Party in recent years.Â
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The Biggest Abuser of Forced Arbitration Is Amazon
With 2.5 million third-party sellers, it’s the largest employment-related class barred from using courts for complaints, and confined to the online retailer’s private law.
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Since Washington, D.C., Won’t Oversee Its Guest Worker Programs, Washington State Will
Farmworkers also recently won bargaining rights in New York. But California—once the epicenter of farmworker rights—is falling behind.
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Labor Raises the Floor in Nashville
As construction booms in an increasingly progressive city, workers find the power to unionize in the otherwise non-union South.
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Pro-UAW TV Ad Mobilizing Community Around Respect Issues at Volkswagen
The UAW is using different tactics to organize a Volkswagen plan in Chattanooga where they lost a union election five years ago.
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The Future of Real Jobs: Round Two
Our discussion of the quest for decent jobs continues.
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The Real Queens of the Road: Truckers’ #MeToo Movement
Female trucker activists are fighting back against pervasive sexual harassment at one firm by going after the Fortune 500 clients they ship packages for.
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The Man Who Put Public-Employee Unions on the Map
Saturday is the 100th birthday of Jerry Wurf, who turned AFSCME into a powerhouse and a champion of equal rights.
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With Uber’s Stock Tanking, Trump’s NLRB Rides to Its Rescue
The Board chose today to release a month-old memo saying Uber drivers can’t unionize.    Â
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The Taking Economy: Rideshare Drivers Protest Low Pay
The strike by Uber and Lyft drivers came amidst highly anticipated initial public offerings from the two rideshare giants.
