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Video: American Labor at a Crossroads — New Thinking, New Organizing, New Strategies

Watch the sessions from this daylong conference, co-sponsored by the Prospect with The Albert Shanker Institute and The Sidney Hillman Foundation.

Unions are investing major resources in organizing drives more likely to yield new laws than new members.

by E.J. Graff June 20, 2013

We should be discussing work-life balance for men as a family issue, not as a lines-drawn-in-the-sand gender battle.

by Esther Wang April 23, 2013

Strikes continue to erupt in Asia.

The battle over the tar sands pipeline among unions has been XL on drama.

The 2012 election’s progressive victories didn’t stem the tide of conservatives flooding state legislatures.

There’s still a long way to go to ensure domestic workers have the same protections as other workers, but progress is coming.

Good news and bad news came out of Wal-Mart last week. And it’s the same news.

While the company’s shareholders rake in $16 billion per year, the average worker at America’s largest employer makes just $8.81 an hour.