Yesterday’s election results amount to a broad rejection of Republican overreach.
Working in America
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Judgment Day in Ohio
Even if voters overturn the state’s anti-union law today, as polls suggest, it’ll be a defensive win—not a step forward.
Posted inEconomic Policy
One Big Question
What is America’s learning curve on the 2008 economic collapse?
Posted inEconomic Policy
A Model of Health
Members of New York’s Local 6 have some of the best—and most cost-effective—care in the country.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Union Busters Going Down
Polls for a referendum on an anti-union law in Ohio indicate repeal.
Posted inWorking in America
McEntee, Head of AFSCME, to Retire
Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municiple Employees (AFSCME), the 1.4 million-member union that is the largest in the AFL-CIO, has told certain members of AFSCME’s executive board that he will not run for re-election. McEntee has been heading AFSCME since 1981 and is the senior member of the AFL-CIO’s […]
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Strike While It’s Hot
Will #OccupyOakland succeed in shutting down the city?
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
Half-Right Brooks
The disintegration of working-class families is no accident.
Posted inWorking in America
Women and Wal-Mart
Does the company treat female employees fairly? The question goes back to court.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Steve Jobs and the Chinese Wall
The former Apple CEO might have been an innovator, but there’s one thing he didn’t invent: exploiting foreign workers.