Working In These Times

Foxconn Deaths Illuminate Deeper Tragedies in China’s Workforce
Michelle Chen
Chinese Workers Hammer Honda. Is Strike Sign of Shifting Beijing Labor Policy?
Roger Bybee
Weekly Round-up: 35,000 Protest Christie’s Cuts, 26 Cities for LGBT Workplace Rights
Jennifer Braudaway

Why Can’t Washington Muster Real Wall St. Reform?
Roger Bybee

On the Defensive, Chicago Teachers Try to Shake Up Their Union
Matt Muchowski

Living Wage Fight Revitalized in New York City
Michelle Chen

Oil Spill Clean-up Workers: We’re Getting Sick From Lack of Protective Gear
Lindsay Beyerstein
Labor Pushes for House Passage Today of Jobs Bill, New Wall Street Taxes
Art Levine
Hotel Workers Stage ‘Wildcat’ Strike in Chicago
Jeremy Gantz

Unions Battle European Leaders Over Austerity Measures
Akito Yoshikane

Uncritical Thinking: Texas Conservatives Seek to Miseducate Students; Teachers Push Back
Michelle Chen

Consumer Spending Driven by Reassured Rich, Hopeless Homeowners
Roger Bybee

When Did Teachers Become the Enemy?
Richard Greenwald

Trading Lives for Safety Awards
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

La. Labor Leaders: BP Spill Could Be Worse for Workers Than Katrina
Lindsay Beyerstein

Squeezed Between State and Federal Labor Laws
Kari Lydersen

Weekly Workers’ Round-up: Steelworkers Protest Calderon, Mineworkers Protest Massey
Jennifer Braudaway

Global Trade Watch: Don’t Believe the Free-Trade Hype
Kari Lydersen
