Kari Lydersen - In These Times

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%.

The Man Who Said ‘No’ to Coal Companies: Activist Details State of Polarizing Industry

As Grand Jury Date Looms, Labor Groups Support Subpoenaed Activists

Workers in the White City

UE Workers Threaten to Block Auction at Shuttered Factory

Jimmy John’s Workers Win NLRB Ruling Negating Tight Election

Teamsters Lament ‘In-Sourcing’ At Chicago Rail Yard

The Truth About Public Employees, the New Convenient Scapegoats

New California Governor Jerry Brown: Unions’ Friend or Foe?

Tis Still the Season for Layoffs

Sodexo Workers in Pennsylvania Claim Wage Theft

Long Island Serial Killings Center Stage at International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

On Workers’ Christmas List: An End to Wage Theft

Occupation of Korean Hyundai Plant Comes to a Close

In Chicago Meatpacking Struggle, Union Responds to Worker Criticism

N.J. Governor Christie Builds YouTube Stardom at Expense of Union Teachers

As New Zealand Coal Mine Burns, Heat on Industry Increases

Gary Works to Get a GRIP on Blighted City’s Economic Future

Helped by Schools’ Social Justice Mission, University Dining Hall Workers Unionize

Betting on Workers’ Rights Lawsuits: A Lucrative Gamble?

As Glow of Chilean Rescue Fades, Mining Deaths Continue

Packing Plant Stuck with Beef, While Laid-Off Workers Demand Wages

Fair Trade Policies and Positions Paid Off in Midterm Elections

Angered by President ‘Pepe,’ Teachers Strike Again in Honduras

The Buzz: Warehouse Workers Bridge Racial Divides, Push Reform Legislation

Baltimore Workers File Class-Action Suit Over ESPN Zone Closure

Workers, and Labor Strategy, on the Move as Goods Transport Industry Spreads Out

Immokalee Workers Win, Again!

Immokalee Workers Win Over Major Tomato Grower, Boost Wages

‘Waste Land’ Documentary’s Portrait of Life in Brazilian Dump Comes Up Short

Violence Against Honduran Resistance Movement, Unionists Continues

Victory for UFCW in Penn. Packinghouse Campaign

Police Uprising in Ecuador: Labor Dispute or Attempted Coup?

Baltimore’s Inner Harbor: From ‘Poverty-Zone’ to Economic Human Rights Zone?

Making Waves: Baltimore Longshoremen Fight for Democracy Within Union

French Strike and March Over Pension Reforms…Again

UAW President Calls Boycott on Behalf of Detroit Restaurant Workers

New Fashion Trend: Chinese Labor in Italy’s Shadow Garment Factories

A Day in the Life of a Warehouse Warrior

Jimmy John’s Workers Hope Management ‘Freaks Out’ Over Union Drive

Labor Day in Old Milwaukee: Obama and the Urgency of ‘Our Cause’

Hondurans Call for National General Strike

In Iran, Brutal Repression Against Bus Drivers, Other Unionists Continues

BP Oil May Be Disappearing, But Risks for Cleanup Workers and Fishermen Remain

‘Dancing with Dynamite’: The Future of Latin America’s Leftist Movements

Jailed Hikers: the Untold Story

The three Americans Iran has charged with espionage are not who you think they are.

Budget Crisis and/or Union Busting, Chicago Teachers Ask

Steven Slater’s Slide Shows Suffering of Flight Attendants

Gulf Spill Casts New Light on Indiana Refinery Controversy

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