Working In These Times

Obama Puts Faith in Private-Sector, as Corporate America Goes on Investment Strike
Roger Bybee
What’s Green, White and Blue? American Jobs
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Firing of Pregnant Chicago Teacher Becomes Battle Over Charter School Unionization
Kari Lydersen
Chicago Math and Science Academy: Great Academics, Ugly Unionbusting
Kim Bobo

Unions Put Verizon On Notice: We Are Ready to Fight for Next Contract
Rand Wilson

Greed, Stupidity, Decline: Eight Numbers Reveal America’s Plight
Roger Bybee
Illinois Takes Lead in Wage Theft Fight with New Law
Kari Lydersen

In Summer of Strife, China’s Proletariat Debuts on World Stage
Michelle Chen
Obama, Workers Agree: GM and Chrysler Bailout Helps Ford—And the Economy
David Moberg

Obama–AFL-CIO Lovefest: Once Again, Labor Hopes President Will Prove Loyalty
Mike Elk

Trash-Pickers Decry UN’s ‘Clean Development Mechanism’
Lindsay Beyerstein
Can Obama’s ‘Made in America’ Strategy Save Jobs—and Democrats?
Art Levine

U.S. Files Historic Labor Complaint Against Guatemala
Akito Yoshikane
Around the World, Dockworkers Blockade Israeli Ships
Mike Elk

Still ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’: Labor and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Michelle Chen
50 Years After Murrow’s ‘Harvest of Shame,’ What’s Changed?
Stephen Franklin

UE Local 1111’s Demise: Sadness Mixed With Pride
Roger Bybee

Tough Task for Obama: Convince Country That If Not for Govt., Things Would Be Worse
David Moberg
