The minimum-wage campaign is coming of age and expanding its scope, but challenges remain.Â
Working in America
Posted inWorking in America
The Emerging Paid Family Leave Gap
While paid family leave gains momentum in blue states and high-dollar industries, a troubling gap emerges.Â
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Unions Flex Political Muscle at the DNC — But Uber and Airbnb Lurk
The labor movement’s agenda was on full display in Philadelphia, as was the Democratic Party’s emerging rift between unions and Silicon Valley.
Posted inEducation in America
California’s Ed Reform Wars
How long before a teacher is tenured? The legislature mulls it over.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
How the DNC Avoided a Philly Airport Worker Strike
Faced with the prospect of an airport strike that could have blocked convention delegates from landing in Philadelphia, senior Democratic officials pressured American Airlines to the bargaining table.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Trade Politics and the Presidential Campaign
Why Clinton’s criticism of trade deals like the TPP should be taken with a grain of salt. Â
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Pence Seals Trump’s Anti-Worker Ticket
Donald Trump has sought to appeal to working Americans with his attacks on free trade, but his selection of Mike Pence as his running mate places him firmly in the anti-labor camp.Â
Posted inAmerica and the World
When the River Turned Yellow
Sixty miles south of the Arizona border, the devastation from a toxic spill has led to an epochal battle between a transnational mining conglomerate and an alliance of miners and farmers.
Posted inWorking in America
Seattle Progressives Fight Inequality: Teamsters Take On Uber
The metropolitan region’s progressive groups have come together in a union-led, community-based movement for a sustainable city.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The War over Obama’s Labor Agenda
The NLRB’s latest pro-labor ruling comes just as Republicans turn up the heat on their plan to undermine the president’s labor legacy.Â
