Airlines everywhere report record profits, but airport contract workers haven’t seen healthy wage or benefit gains. Next week, those workers are joining together in North and South America, Europe, and Asia to bring attention to their plight.
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McDonald’s Workers Strike to Demand Response to Sexual Harassment Charges
Women employees walked off the job to force the company to take their complaints seriously.
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An Immigrant Woman Takes Charge of the United Farm Workers
Change—and perhaps a new day in the fields—comes to Cesar Chavez’s legendary union.
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An Immigrant Woman Takes Charge of the United Farm Workers
Change—and perhaps a new day in the fields—comes to Cesar Chavez’s legendary union.
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Tipped Workers Do Better When They’re Paid the Same as Everyone Else
A new study shows that laws like D.C.’s Initiative 77 boost employees’ incomes and don’t cripple the restaurant industry.
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Stop Saying Minimum-Wage Hikes Kill Jobs
A new study on the effects of an increased minimum wage on employment shows that increased wages in six cities had no discernible effect on employment. But while this is great news, the prospect of employment losses should not be how we evaluate the worthiness of raising the minimum wage. But first, the positive news: […]
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Incarcerated Workers Demand Better Conditions in Nationwide Strike
After three weeks, prisoners will have ended their work and hunger strikes, but their demands are no less powerful.
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It’s Not the ‘Future of Work,’ It’s the Future of Workers That’s in Doubt
For Labor Day, a call for a new union strategy from three prominent workers’ advocates.
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The Coming Progressive Agenda for Workers’ Rights
Fixing the National Labor Relations Act is a must—but only a start.
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The Big Business of Exploiting Au Pairs
A State Department program that oversees the nation’s au pair programs isn’t doing much overseeing at all.
