It’s one of the best. Which means Medicare for All advocates have a genuine policy challenge, not just a political one.
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When Nurses Strike—and Get Locked Out
Workers stage a job action at a major Seattle hospital to win better patient care—and their temp replacements may not even be credentialed.
Posted inWorking in America
Why America Needs a Better Labor Law
The PRO Act, which comes to the floor of the House today, is a very good start.
Posted inWorking in America
The Art of Organizing
Union drives in cultural institutions like museums are exposing hypocrisy—and perhaps, expanding the popular image of labor rights.
Posted inBooks, Arts and Culture
What Did Hoffa Want?
Martin Scorsese’s new movie and a Harvard professor’s new book provide a picture, but only partial explanations, of the Teamster leader’s ultimately suicidal rage.
Posted inPolitics
Georgia Senate Race Could Feature Shareholder Capitalism vs. Stakeholder Capitalism
How Senate candidate Sarah Riggs Amico, running against ex-CEO David Perdue in Georgia, sacrificed her family business investment to save jobs and pensions.
Posted inWorking in America
An SOS Call for America’s Workers
The new Clean Slate report alerts the public and policymakers about the dismal state of worker power and worker voice.
Posted inPolitics
Could Tom Steyer Steal Nevada?
The billionaire has used an ad blitz to get into the conversation in Nevada. His position on health care could entice the state’s most powerful union.
Posted inWorking in America
Historic Union Drive Makes Delaware the First State Again
State legislative staff in Delaware have become the first in the country to seek to unionize.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Why Everyone Should Care Who the New Postmaster General Is
Postal unions fear that the Trump administration will use the selection of the next postmaster general to initiate its agenda of postal privatization.
