Labor

The Sharing Economy’s ‘First Strike’: Uber Drivers Turn Off the App
Rebecca Burns

“The Show Must Go On”: Guitar Center Workers Push for First Contracts
Diane Krauthamer

Karen Lewis’ Replacement at the CTU Has a Message for Rahm Emanuel
Miles Kampf-Lassin

Wall Street and Major Retailers Agree That Inequality is Killing Us. Why Don’t Republicans?
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

1,000 Nurses to Walk off the Job at U. of I. Hospital Tuesday (Update: Strike Averted)
Will Craft

Texas Nurses Say They Lacked Proper Protocol, Equipment to Treat Ebola
Jordan McCurdy

If You’re An Uber Driver, Don’t Tweet This Article. You Might Be Fired.
Marina Fang

Building Trades Chief Lauds Fracking Boom, Shrugs Off Environmental Concerns
Cole Stangler

The Walmart Way of Business: When Profits Go Up, Cut Health Care for 30,000 Employees
Zaid Jilani, Alternet

SEIU Health Care Local Backs Four Republican Power Players
Marina Fang
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