Republicans launched a Wisconsin-style crackdown on public-sector unions. But in overwhelming numbers, the members said they’re sticking with the union. Â
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Want to Get Back to Normal? Strong Unions Are Key
Organized labor can be a bulwark against the rising inequality and authoritarianism that threaten to dismantle democracy.
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Big Banks Blame Automation as They Offshore American Jobs
When Capital One announced in August that they were laying off 400 call-center workers from a Rolling Meadows, Illinois, location, the company officials claimed that they were moving toward automation. “Call volumes continue to decrease as customers increasingly self-service through a mix of our digital tools and contact center calls,” Sie Soheili, a Capital One […]
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Both Red and Blue States Rely on Prison Labor
As a Louisiana sheriff’s off-the-cuff remarks and the California wildfires remind us, all states depend on and profit from putting prisoners to work—and that’s a problem.Â
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Labor Leader Runs for Iowa Governor on Progressive Populism
In the wake of GOP-led attacks on workers, a long-time nurses union president thinks bold politics will win back voters in the Heartland.Â
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The Way Forward for Labor Is Through the States
But that requires the courts to reverse decisions that subverted federal labor law.
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Goodbye to All That Democracy
Can our constitution co-exist with extremes of economic inequality?
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Gift Horse or Trojan Horse?
The mixed record of America’s new rich as often self-interested philanthropists Â
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The Long Arc of Protest
While digital media make it easier to spread activist messages, today’s movements face many of the same problems their forerunners did. Â
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Braceros Strike After One Worker Dies
Risking deportation, Washington state farmworkers protest dangerous conditions in the fields.
