A look inside the Summer 2015 cover package on new fronts in the labor movement.
Cover Package
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How to Live Happily with Robots
It takes extensive government intervention to assure that gains of automation are broadly shared.
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A Decent Living for Home Caregivers—And Their Clients
At-home caregivers are among the least protected and most undervalued workers in the U.S. Low federal reimbursement rates lay at the heart of the problem.
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How the American South Drives the Low-Wage Economy
Just as in the 1850s (with the Dred Scott decision and the Fugitive Slave Act), the Southern labor system (with low pay and no unions) is wending its way north.
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When Adjuncts Go Union
On campuses across America, contingent faculty are fighting back against low wages and precarious employment.
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When Charters Go Union
Most charter school funders hate unions and unions generally hate charters. But more and more charter teachers want to unionize, and labor is helping them do it.