Labor

Andrew Cuomo Will Be Reelected and Public Education Will Suffer Because Of It
Kevin Solari

EXCLUSIVE: 19.7 Million Finance and Insurance Workers Subject to Political Lobbying By Their Bosses
Spencer Woodman

Why Does Scott Walker Think $7.25 Is a Living Wage?
David Sirota

Immigrant Recycling Workers Win Strike, Union Drive in East Bay
David Bacon

Meet Jess Spear, the Socialist and Climate Scientist Running for Washington’s State House
Ari Paul

Billionaire-Backed Group Spends Unprecedented $290K in Minneapolis School Board Race
Sarah Lahm

Silicon Valley Firm’s Wage Theft: ‘Worse Than Sweatshops’
Alex Lubben

Denmark’s McDonald’s Workers Aren’t Demanding $15 an Hour—Because They’re Already Making $20
Janet Allon, AlterNet

‘Yelp for Guestworkers’ Shines Light On Shadowy, Abusive Recruiting Process
Rachel Luban

With Election in a Dead Heat, Union-Busting Gov. Scott Walker Attacks the Unemployed
Roger Bybee
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