Kari Lydersen is a Chicago-based journalist, author and assistant professor at Northwestern University, where she leads the investigative specialization at the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Her books include Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago’s 99%.

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Workers in the White City
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UE Workers Threaten to Block Auction at Shuttered Factory
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Jimmy John’s Workers Win NLRB Ruling Negating Tight Election
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Teamsters Lament ‘In-Sourcing’ At Chicago Rail Yard
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The Truth About Public Employees, the New Convenient Scapegoats
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New California Governor Jerry Brown: Unions’ Friend or Foe?
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Tis Still the Season for Layoffs
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Sodexo Workers in Pennsylvania Claim Wage Theft
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Long Island Serial Killings Center Stage at International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
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On Workers’ Christmas List: An End to Wage Theft
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Occupation of Korean Hyundai Plant Comes to a Close
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In Chicago Meatpacking Struggle, Union Responds to Worker Criticism
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N.J. Governor Christie Builds YouTube Stardom at Expense of Union Teachers
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As New Zealand Coal Mine Burns, Heat on Industry Increases
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Gary Works to Get a GRIP on Blighted City’s Economic Future
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Helped by Schools’ Social Justice Mission, University Dining Hall Workers Unionize
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Betting on Workers’ Rights Lawsuits: A Lucrative Gamble?
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As Glow of Chilean Rescue Fades, Mining Deaths Continue
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Packing Plant Stuck with Beef, While Laid-Off Workers Demand Wages
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Fair Trade Policies and Positions Paid Off in Midterm Elections
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Angered by President ‘Pepe,’ Teachers Strike Again in Honduras
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The Buzz: Warehouse Workers Bridge Racial Divides, Push Reform Legislation
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Baltimore Workers File Class-Action Suit Over ESPN Zone Closure
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Workers, and Labor Strategy, on the Move as Goods Transport Industry Spreads Out
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Immokalee Workers Win, Again!
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Immokalee Workers Win Over Major Tomato Grower, Boost Wages
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‘Waste Land’ Documentary’s Portrait of Life in Brazilian Dump Comes Up Short
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Violence Against Honduran Resistance Movement, Unionists Continues
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Victory for UFCW in Penn. Packinghouse Campaign
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Police Uprising in Ecuador: Labor Dispute or Attempted Coup?
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Baltimore’s Inner Harbor: From ‘Poverty-Zone’ to Economic Human Rights Zone?
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Making Waves: Baltimore Longshoremen Fight for Democracy Within Union
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French Strike and March Over Pension Reforms…Again
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UAW President Calls Boycott on Behalf of Detroit Restaurant Workers
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New Fashion Trend: Chinese Labor in Italy’s Shadow Garment Factories
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A Day in the Life of a Warehouse Warrior
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Jimmy John’s Workers Hope Management ‘Freaks Out’ Over Union Drive
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Labor Day in Old Milwaukee: Obama and the Urgency of ‘Our Cause’
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Hondurans Call for National General Strike
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In Iran, Brutal Repression Against Bus Drivers, Other Unionists Continues
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BP Oil May Be Disappearing, But Risks for Cleanup Workers and Fishermen Remain
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‘Dancing with Dynamite’: The Future of Latin America’s Leftist Movements
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Jailed Hikers: the Untold Story
The three Americans Iran has charged with espionage are not who you think they are.
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Budget Crisis and/or Union Busting, Chicago Teachers Ask
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Steven Slater’s Slide Shows Suffering of Flight Attendants
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Gulf Spill Casts New Light on Indiana Refinery Controversy
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Firing of Pregnant Chicago Teacher Becomes Battle Over Charter School Unionization
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Illinois Takes Lead in Wage Theft Fight with New Law
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