Author Profile
Kim Bobo
Kim Bobo, founder and executive director of Interfaith Worker Justice and a columnist for Religion Dispatches, is the author of Wage Theft in America: Why Millions of Working Americans Are Not Getting Paid—And What We Can Do About It (The New Press) and co-author of Organizing for Social Change, the best-selling organizing manual in the country.
Most Recent Articles
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Working
Chicago Math and Science Academy: Great Academics, Ugly Unionbusting
A top Chicago charter school has done great things for students, but won't recognize strong teacher support for more »
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Working
Overdue Confirmations Crucial for Department of Labor
Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, who faces a national crisis of wage theft, is working without her key more »
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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 more »
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Features
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) more »
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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 more »
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Culture
The Next Great Awakening
A few years ago, a young union organizer asked me, "Which are the good churches and which are more »
