The new global economy demands new models of worker regulation.
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But Where Are the Jobs?
Here’s one more course-correction for Clinton. Otherwise, look for more low-wage jobs.
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Solidaritas at Harvard
Meet the Harvard of the labor movement, a model of the new unionism.
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A Collective Bargain: Negotiating Human Capitalism
A new deal for labor policy.
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Is the Strike Dead?
The workers who lost the 1892 Homestead Strike would find the situation today all too familiar: employers using strike replacements to destroy labor’s most potent weapon.
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A New Picture of The American Economy
What really ails the American economy? Many economists blame stalled productivity—without understanding it. A new analysis suggests that prosperity depends on success in key industries significant in international trade.
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The Myth of the Coming Labor Shortage
According to the Department of Labor, the demand for higher skills is rising rapidly, while the “quality” of America’s workforce is declining. Neither assertion is true, but the mythology is steering policymakers in the wrong direction, away from eff
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Fetal Risks, Women’s Rights: Showdown at Johnson Controls
For the first time, women are gaining entry to “good” jobs in manufacturing. But some companies, like battery-maker Johnson Controls, say that because of potential fetal health risks, no fertile women need apply. Should the Supreme Court let that pol