The Wisconsin Idea

Labor

The Worst Long-Term Unemployment Crisis in 80 Years

Matthew Blake

Labor

Tenn. Lawmakers Threaten to Block Subsidies If VW Plant Unionizes

Mike Elk

Feature

When the Boss Wants a Union, But the GOP Says ‘No’

Volkswagen is willing to let employees at its Tennessee plant unionize, but Republicans are stiff in their opposition.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Comics

Drones For Jobs

Matt Bors

Labor

Flight Attendants Reach Truce with United Airlines Over ‘Involuntary Furloughs’

Bruce Vail

Comics

Putin’s Boys

Jeff Danziger

UIC Faculty Union Could Strike Next Week

Alex Kogan

New NSA Revelations: Drone Strikes Deliver ‘Death by Meta-data’

Alex Wolff

Labor

Will Portland Teachers Follow in Chicago’s Footsteps?

Elizabeth Thiel