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Two Years In, These “Progressive” Companies Still Haven’t Negotiated First Union Contracts

The union wave at big U.S. retailers hasn’t yet resulted in first contracts for workers at Trader Joe’s, Starbucks and REI. But unions are proving their value in other ways.

Jeremy Gantz

Labor

Starbucks. Amazon. Now, Trader Joe’s Is Unionizing.

Workers are pushing for the grocery store chain’s first union.

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Labor

The Largest Private-Sector Strike of the Year Is Headed for Union Victory

After nearly seven weeks on the picket line, Machinists union members will soon vote on a contract that includes everything they’re fighting for.

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Labor

House Passes Bill to Dramatically Strengthen the Power of Unions

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Feature

Here’s Where the 2020 Candidates Stand on Labor

Democrats have a history of empty promises when it comes to bolstering unions and workers' rights. Who can be trusted in 2020?

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Dispatch

Stop & Shop Workers Vote to Ratify Contract—Although Benefits Will Shrink for New Part-Timers

The new 3-year contract with Stop & Shop protects some benefits for current employees, but also contains a two-tiered system.

Jeremy Gantz

Labor

Stop & Shop Workers Vote to Ratify Contract—Although Benefits Will Shrink for New Part-Timers

Jeremy Gantz

Culture

Europe, A Love Story: Michael Moore’s Latest Film Tries To Sell Social Democracy to America

In 'Where To Invade Next,' Moore marches around Europe with a flag on his shoulder, to dubious effect.

Jeremy Gantz

Culture

Let Old Labor Die

With union membership declining, Tom Geoghegan has a radical prescription for labor.

Jeremy Gantz

Culture

Colonial State of America

In a new book, Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz unearths our bloody origins.

Jeremy Gantz

Feature

The James Foley I Knew

A great journalist, a better friend.

Jeremy Gantz

Labor

Jazz Musician: ‘I See the Gap Between the Haves and Have-Nots’

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Will U.N. Investigation of Sri Lankan War Crimes Finally Bring Peace?

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Labor

Secondhand Store Workers Push for First-Rate Treatment

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Feature

‘Please Stop Exploiting People’

Forced and child labor are embedded in the 21st-century economy. What's Washington doing about it?

Jeremy Gantz

Feature

The International Precariat

Foreign correspondents like James Foley, abducted in Syria, are at the most dangerous edge of the freelance economy.

Jeremy Gantz

Feature

Romney’s 9-Point Plan to Annihilate Unions

What Mitt Romney and the GOP would like to do to labor.

Jeremy Gantz

Labor

At Utopian Chipotle Festival, Immokalee Workers Protest ‘Food With Integrity’

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Labor

The 7-Year Itch: Desperate for Fare Increase, Chicago Cabbies Continue Weekly Strike

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Video

Mike Elk on May Day 2012

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Video

May Day Livestream

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Oscar-Winning ‘Saving Face’ Director Says Movement Building to Quell Acid Attacks

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Video

Josh Eidelson and Dorian Warren on the State of Labor

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Video

Fault Lines: Al Jazeera’s History of OWS

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Video

Mike Elk on Labor’s Role in 2012 Campaign

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Video

Chris Hedges Sues Obama Over NDAA

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Video

Mike Elk on the 75th Anniversary of Flint Sit-Down Strike

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Dispatch

Managing Dissent in Chicago

As the G8/NATO summits approach, activists protest restrictive new rules--and prepare for the spotlight.

Jeremy Gantz

Video

It’s Viral! Anti-Citizens United Movement Swamps Internet

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Video

The Decline of America’s Labor Unions

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Feature

Voices From the Occupations

Why occupy? Four protesters from around the U.S. discuss the nation's newest movement.

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Video

Goldman Sachs v. Occupy Wall Street

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Video

Occupy Wall St.‘s TV Commercial

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Labor

Building on Occupy Wall St., ‘Take Back Chicago’ Protests Keep the Pressure On

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Video

OccupyChicago: People Over Profits!

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Video

Mike Elk on the Power of Tariffs

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Video

Obama Praises Labor Concessions

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Video

Greenwald & Hayes on Cheney and Torture

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Video

Meet Today’s Help

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Video

Billy Bragg’s Murdoch Lament

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Can Music Festivals Have a Conscience?

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Video

Mike Elk on Blair Mountain’s Symbolism

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Video

Conan’s Commencement Wisdom

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Video

Deadly cell phones?

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Video

Activists Protest DC AIPAC Conference

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Video

Sirota: We Must Not Celebrate Violence

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Video

Scahill on Osama’s Assassination

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Labor

A May Day Message of Solidarity to Imprisoned Iranian Workers

Jeremy Gantz