All 25 articles by Micah Uetricht

• 15 May 13

• Working

  After Fighting Rahm Emanuel on Layoffs, Airport Janitors Demand New Union

  Chicago O’Hare Airport janitors have spent much of the last year battling Mayor Rahm Emanuel over... MORE »

• 10 Nov 12

• Features

  Born Losers

  Political scientist Corey Robin believes a sense of loss animates modern conservatism. MORE »

• 10 Oct 12

• Features

  Why Walmart, Why Now?

  Labor historian Nelson Lichtenstein sheds light on the new surge of Walmart protests. MORE »

• 18 Oct 11

• Working

  Why I Chose to Get Arrested With 174 Occupy Chicago Protesters

  The Occupy movement and struggling workers want the same thing CHICAGO—As I was ushered from a... MORE »

• 29 Sep 11

• Working

  Teachers of Color, Poor Communities Bear Brunt of Layoffs in Chicago

  Black teachers in Chicago appear to be receiving pink slips at higher rates than white teachers, according to... MORE »

• 14 Mar 11

• Act Locally

  The Secret Life of Economists

  Conflicts of interest throughout the Dismal Science are more common than you know. MORE »

• 07 Mar 11

• Features

  Home Is Where the Fight Is

  Steve Meacham is on the frontlines of the foreclosure crisis. MORE »

• 28 Feb 11

• Working

  Wis. Capitol Protesters Avoid Eviction, Win GOP Lawmaker to Their Side

  Two major victories for cross-class crowd opposing Gov. Walker's proposed unionbusting bill MADISON, WIS.—“We were... MORE »

• 19 Feb 11

• Working

  Madison Protesters: Collective Bargaining About Workplace Democracy, Not Just Pay, Benefits

  MADISON, WIS.—The crowds demanding that Republican Gov. Scott Walker “kill the bill” he proposed... MORE »

• 02 Nov 10

• Working

  ‘Scrappers’ Reveals Tough Lives Cruising Alleys, With Safety Net Made of Metal

  They are an anomaly, to most: men (they're usually men) driving beat-up pickup trucks with beds extended upwards... MORE »

• 05 Oct 10

• Working

  Serving While Sick: Germs Spread by Restaurant Workers’ Lack of Healthcare, Paid Time Off

  About 90 percent of resturant workers lack of sick days, employer-provided healthcare, new report says When choosing a restaurant... MORE »

• 22 Sep 10

• Culture

  Stuff White People Do

  How do justice-focused whites fit into the struggle against racism in America? MORE »

• 25 Aug 10

• Working

  Calif. Hotel Walk-Off Strike Continues New Wave of Worker Militancy

  The Embassy Suites hotel in Irvine, Calif., bears a number of similarities to workplaces around the country. Like... MORE »

• 30 Jul 10

• Culture

  Howard Zinn’s Final Act of Protest

  In his last book, the late, great historian—and former bombardier—examines his troubling actions during W.W. II. MORE »

• 28 Jul 10

• Working

  Will Sweatshop Activists’ Big Victory Over Nike Trigger Broader Industry Reforms?

  With the memory of a previous victory over a multinational garment manufacturer still fresh in their minds, student... MORE »

• 23 Jul 10

• Working

  Around Country, UNITE-HERE Actions Take on Hotel Giant

  Many labor movement observers have lamented the movement's dismal state throughout the past several decades—and rightly... MORE »

• 14 May 10

• Act Locally

  This Land Is Our Land

  Nativists in Arizona jump-start the immigration reform movement. MORE »

• 16 Mar 10

• Culture

  Jim Crow Redux

  Is mass incarceration the 'new racial case system'? MORE »

• 04 Mar 10

• Working

  A Union for the Unemployed? ‘UCubed’ Tries to Organize Jobless in Internet Age

  The daily barrage of heartbreaking unemployment statistics has become so commonplace it almost ceases to shock. The headlines... MORE »

• 06 Feb 10

• Working

  Workers File Lawsuit, Take Wage Theft Fight to Swank Chicago Restaurant

  CHICAGO—The lights aren't on at a swank restaurant on this city's north side, but that didn't... MORE »

• 13 Jan 10

• Act Locally

  Labor’s Last Stand?

  A grassroots movement grows after Mexico shuts down a national electric company. MORE »

• 03 Dec 09

• Working

  Grassroots Movement Grows in Mexico, as Unionists Escalate Opposition to Government

  MEXICO CITY—As the Mexican government refuses to budge in its decision to disband a state-owned electricity... MORE »

• 20 Apr 09

• Act Locally

  Students Won’t Sweat It

  Under fire for alleged union-busting, Russell Athletic is losing university contracts around the country. MORE »

• 13 Mar 09

• The ITT List

  College student shot by police during dorm drug raid

  In yet another example of the absurdity of the criminalization of marijuana (did we really need any more?),... MORE »