As the rideshare app goes public, contract workers are striking for benefits and a living wage.
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The Millennialization of American Labor
A generation of young workers is rebuilding a battered union movement.
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This May Day, It’s Time to Cut Work Down to Size
Americans work longer hours (even in multiple part-time jobs) than their European counterparts. Here’s how to create a better work-life balance.
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A Conversation with Sherrod Brown
The senator from Ohio on the Green New Deal, trade, and how to beat Trump in 2020
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Labor Champions a New Deal—with a Clean Environment and Good Jobs
And a trade policy that doesn’t reward offshoring factories to nations that don’t curtail pollution
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Labor Unions Must Lead a Just Transition from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy
Some labor leaders have already scorched proposals like the Green New Deal even as affected sectors continue to lose jobs.
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Seizing the Family and Community Values Narrative
Americans are concerned about health care, education, worker rights, and climate change. Democrats should own these issues, go beyond bashing billionaires, and move toward a more comprehensive agenda for 2020.Â
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Janus’s Progeny? A Supreme Court Threat to Majority Rule Looms
Two cases the Court is considering taking could undermine collective bargaining—and democracy as we know it.
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Trump to Keep Millions of Workers from Getting Overtime Pay
Obama’s regulations said workers with incomes up to $55,000 could qualify. Trump’s new regs reportedly will reduce that to $35,000.
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How to Rebuild the Labor Movement, State by State
What progressives can learn from conservative anti-union advocacy
