A timeline of the events that led to California’s progressive victory
Working in America
Posted inEducation in America
Chicago Teachers Join with Fight for 15 and Black Lives Matter in One-Day Strike
Labor leaders and activists unite in opposition to funding cuts, and see a broader fight against anti-union measures pushed by the state’s Republican governor.
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At the Court and in California, a Great Week for Labor
The Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association case and a pending minimum wage hike in California capture labor’s triumphs—and its limitations.
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Supreme Court Case That Almost Busted Public-Sector Unions is Dead. What Now?
A dark cloud that’s loomed large over public-sector unions has cleared away-for now. The Supreme Court split 4-4 Tuesday in its decision on Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case centering on the legality of “fair-share” fees, which non-union members are required to pay to cover collective bargaining costs. And while the decision came down […]
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The Labor Prospect: The Fight for 15 Has Its Biggest Win Yet
California reaches minimum-wage deal, and New York might be next. But victories in other states still face an uphill climb.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Andy Grove on Trade, Globalization, and Defending America’s Economy
Remembering the high-tech visionary, and looking back on his prescient words on globalization.Â
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The Labor Prospect: How Garland Would (and Would Not) Be a Pro-Labor Justice
Predicting how Garland would rule on labor cases, Trump’s working class appeal, and measuring the “gig economy.”
Posted inAmerica and the World
The Job-Killing Trade Deal You’ve Never Heard Of: The China Bilateral Investment Treaty
In behind-the-scenes negotiations with China, the Obama administration is pushing a trade compact that could export jobs overseas and erode worker protections. Why?
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Legislative Primary May Help Tighten Democrats’ Supermajority in Illinois
Illinois Democrats’ ability to thwart Republican Governor Bruce Rauner’s right-wing, union-busting agenda has just been enhanced by the defeat of a state representative who regularly broke party ranks on key union votes. Incumbent state representative Ken Dunkin, a Democrat whose defections on key votes often thwarted the party’s slim supermajority in the house, lost by […]
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The Labor Prospect: Michigan Puts Outsourcing in Presidential Spotlight
Trade policy looms large in the presidential race, the right-to-work battle heats up, and Clinton calls for an end to the subminimum wage.
