The role of sheer fortune challenges the politics of the fortunate—and the conceits of economics.Â
Working in America
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What Workers and Their Friends Should Watch for on Election Day
From pro- (and anti-) worker ballot measures to state legislature races to unions’ swing-state GOTV, there’s a lot for the labor movement to keep an eye on.Â
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GOP Pols Won’t Raise the Minimum Wage — So Voters Are About To
Fed up with legislative inaction, labor advocates are putting wage increases directly before the voters.Â
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How to Get White Workers to Vote for Clinton
Working America is the left’s premier vehicle for building support among the non-union white working class—but in the year of Trump, it may have the hardest job in the country.
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In 2016 Campaign, SEIU Seeks to Make Its Mark
The union behind the Fight for 15 is running a massive political program to elect Clinton and a Democratic Senate.
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Latino Immigrants Are Changing the Politics of … Nebraska!
Organizing in Omaha and small towns with meatpacking plants is altering politics in this reddest of states.
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Can Teachers Unions Bargain for Better — or Fewer — Charter Schools?
A growing number of local unions want a say in authorizing them.
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Chicago Charter School Strike Deadline Looms
Unionized teachers and staff at UNO, a charter network comprising 16 elementary and high schools in Chicago, may go on strike Wednesday. Many local news organizations have incorrectly claimed that a walkout by the unionized charter school teachers would be the first labor action of its kind. But as Jacobin first reported, teachers at a […]
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The New Labor Movement: Solidarity Without Conformity
A union president explains how labor should adjust to changing times.
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First and Foremost, the Wells Fargo Scandal Is About Workers
The revelations of the bank’s outrageous behavior were in large part a product of a three-year effort to organize frontline workers.Â
