articles tagged as “labor”
In and Out of the Working Class
Radical economist and labor educator Michael Yates moves beyond the classroom to examine—with striking honesty—his own life.
web only books, labor
Dixie Media Versus Unions
A new book reveals how Southern media have strengthened the region's corporatocracy.
vol. 33, iss. 09 labor, media
Battling Over Employee Free Choice
The fate of labor’s top legislative priority is in the Senate’s hands.
vol. 33, iss. 06 labor, politics
Prairie Fire
A bitter labor conflict ultimately failed in Decatur, Ill., during the mid-'90s. But a new book argues that tactics developed there by locked-out workers strengthen today's labor movement.
web only activism, labor
Flower Power
Colombian plantation workers are fighting an uphill battle to unionize and secure better working conditions.
web only labor, latin america
Labor Limbo
Philadelphia museum guards fighting for union recognition highlight the potential power of "card check."
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Students Wont Sweat It
Under fire for alleged union-busting, Russell Athletic is losing university contracts around the country.
vol. 33, iss. 05 labor
A Government of Men, Not Laws
United Steelworkers President Leo Gerard likes to say that Washington policymakers "treat the people who take a shower after… more
web only economy, labor
Measuring Electoral Success
In the March 3 special primary election for the 5th congressional district seat in Illinois, formerly held by White… more
vol. 33, iss. 04 congress, labor, politics
The EFCA Battle is Joined
Unions and allies are fighting the anti-Employee Free Choice Act “Meltdown Lobby” with an IRS complaint and grassroots campaigns.
web only corporations, economy, labor
SEIU Split Widens
And many worry about the consequences for California healthcare workers and the labor movement.
vol. 33, iss. 03 labor, medical & health
Washington Reporters Mass Exodus
There's a problem with journalism when a newspaper lays off a reporter like Phil Dine. For 20 years, Dine… more
web only labor, media, politics
Ready to Rumble
Workers and Corporate America battle over the Employee Free Choice Act.
vol. 33, iss. 02 labor, obama
Victory for Smithfield Workers
A 16-year unionization campaign gets a happy ending.
vol. 33, iss. 02 labor
Hilda Solis: Great Choice for Labor
Rep. Hilda Solis (D-Calif.), President Obama's pick for labor secretary, could help restore dignity and respect to American workers.… more
vol. 33, iss. 02 economy, labor
Making the Feds Model Employers
Obama must put a stop to worker abuse by private contractors.
vol. 33, iss. 01 labor, politics
Republics Battle Cry
Workers occupying a closed Chicago factory are sending a strong message to Washington: protect workers' rights.
web only activism, chicago, labor
An Injury to Eid is an Injury to All
Philosopher Martha Nussbaum wrote in The New Republic in September that "religious difference drives otherwise sane people crazy." In… more
vol. 32, iss. 12 corporations, labor, religion
The Crisis of Wage Theft
Billions of dollars in wages are being illegally stolen from millions of workers each and every year, writes Kim Bobo, in this excerpt from her new book Wage Theft in America (The New Press)
web only labor, wage theft
Origins of the Obama Machine
The farmworkers movement brought community organizing strategies to the electoral arena, writes Randy Shaw, in this excerpt from his new book
web only agriculture, california, labor, obama
Obama and the Union Vote
Polls suggest mandate for reform surpasses support for Obama
web only elections, labor
Cesar Chavez and the Roots of Obamas Field Campaign
In mid-October, Zack Exley wrote a compelling article on the Obama campaign's extremely effective "ground game" in Ohio. Comments… more
web only labor, obama, south america
Blueprint for a Real Secretary of Labor
In recent days, colleagues have asked me to write about the near-collapse of the economy. My first response was… more
web only economy, labor
All Work, No Play
Vacation time shouldn't be the privilege of a few, but the right of all
vol. 32, iss. 11 labor, vacation time
Americans Unwilling to Face Reality
It's not as though no one saw it coming. Here's the economist Michael Hudson, writing in the May 2006… more
web only economy, labor, politics
Remembering Those Other American Dreams
Democrats struggle to win blue-collar voters
vol. 32, iss. 11 elections, labor, working class
An Unfolding Crisis in the Wake of Mississippi ICE Raid
The workplace raid at the Howard Industries electronics plant in Laurel, Miss., was the largest in U.S. history
vol. 32, iss. 11 corporations, immigration, labor
Making Goliath Walk
"This is a David-and-Goliath confrontation, but we believe we'll have enough stones in the sling to knock this out."… more
web only corporations, labor
Ivory Tower Inc.
For those of us who have flirted with a life in academia, Marc Bousquet's How the University Works: Higher… more
vol. 32, iss. 08 corporations, education, labor
Five Years on the Hotel Picket Line
Directly west of Chicago's iconic Buckingham Fountain sits the Congress Hotel. Itself an icon during its heyday of the… more
vol. 32, iss. 08 activism, labor
Main Street Squeeze
Pick your metaphor for the current state of American workers: Are they squeezed? Caught? Crunched? Three new books --… more
vol. 32, iss. 06 economy, labor, workers
Axle of Evil
Drastic wage cuts drive UAW members to picket American Axle & Manufacturing
vol. 32, iss. 06 corporations, labor, wage cuts
Lights! Camera! Collective Action!
The Writers Guild of America strikes to secure a piece of the pie in the Digital Age
vol. 32, iss. 01 labor, movies
Treaty of Detroit Repealed
The new contracts demonstrate that companies without unions, global labor markets and corporate power are dictating the future for American autoworkers--even for those who are in a union
vol. 31, iss. 12 corporations, labor
Has the Change Led to Wins?
Not yet, but organizers from the seven unions that split from the AFL-CIO have big plans.
vol. 31, iss. 11 labor
Unionbusting Confidential
To keep out organized labor, you need the union-busting law firm Jackson Lewis
vol. 31, iss. 10 labor
Obama’s in the Eye of the Beholder
Can the junior senator from Illinois be both a stalwart progressive and a post-ideological unifier?







