Working In These Times

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

Why Anthony Weiner Was Livid About the 9/11 Compensation Act

Lindsay Beyerstein

Michigan’s Oil Spill: Laying Boom Creates Local Job Boom

Kari Lydersen

For Multinationals, U.S. Wages, and Workers, No Longer Key to Profits

Roger Bybee

Led by SEIU, Union Coalition Tries to Unionize Heart of U.S. Economy

Jeremy Gantz

Detroit Restaurant Workers Finally at Table with Management

Kari Lydersen