Labor
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How the American South Drives the Low-Wage Economy
Jul 06, 2015Just as in the 1850s (with the Dred Scott decision and the Fugitive Slave Act), the Southern labor system (with low pay and no unions) is wending its way north.
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Should Liberals Back Public Employee Unions?
Jul 12, 2015The stakes in the new battle over unions have far-reaching implications.
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How to Live Happily with Robots
Aug 03, 2015It takes extensive government intervention to assure that gains of automation are broadly shared.
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When Adjuncts Go Union
Jun 30, 2015On campuses across America, contingent faculty are fighting back against low wages and precarious employment.
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Labor at a Crossroads: The Seeds of a New Movement
Oct 30, 2014SEIU’s David Rolf—virtuoso organizer and mastermind of Seattle’s $15 minimum wage campaign—says labor needs radically new ways to champion worker interests.
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How Gilded Ages End
Apr 29, 2015Protecting democracy from oligarchic dominance is, once again, a central imperative of American politics.
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The Wealth Problem
Apr 30, 2015Aspiring to own a home and pursue an education are quintessentially American ideals. It's time to make those dreams accessible again.
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What the Teacher Strikes Mean
Apr 03, 2018The white-collar rising of 2018 reflects millennial militancy, the death of the Norquist pledge, and one more issue on which Democrats need to move left.
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What Now for Unions?
Mar 26, 2018Republicans on and off the bench are moving to kill unions. But millennials—the most pro-union generation since the 1930s—may yet find a way to organize.
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Tipped Workers Claim Victory Against “Tip-Stealing” Rule
Mar 23, 2018Outraged workers protested the Department of Labor’s proposed rule—and lawmakers responded in the omnibus spending bill.
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Company Towns Are Still with Us
Mar 21, 2018And as unions’ difficulties in organizing auto plants make clear, where a company dominates the town, unionization is really hard.
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West Virginia Teachers and the Working-Class Revolt
Mar 09, 2018For years, states have cut school funding while reducing taxes on corporations. But teachers and workers are fighting back.
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West Virginia Teachers Win—Will the Legislature Try to Undercut Their Victory?
Mar 08, 2018West Virginia’s teachers won a 5 percent pay raise for all state employees. But it was the legislature’s corporate tax cuts that underfunded the teachers in the first place—and it may slash public services to pay for the raise.
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One-Time Bonuses, Full-Time Con: Trump’s Tax Cuts Deliver Worker Layoffs
Mar 05, 2018Corporate public relations teams extol bonuses to pump up the Republican re-election effort, but many people will end up unemployed.
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The Radical Roots of Janus
Feb 27, 2018The attorney whose arguments were heard in the Supreme Court yesterday—a decade after his death—actually wanted all unions outlawed.
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Who's Behind the Janus Lawsuit?
Feb 26, 2018A look at the right-wing foundations and individuals funding the case—which the Supreme Court hears today—that could weaken America’s unions.
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The Happiest Place On Earth? Not For Disney Employees
Feb 23, 2018Disney employees in Florida and California cry foul as the entertainment giant uses promised one-time bonuses as a bargaining chip against higher pay raises.
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In the Face of Preemption Threats, Austin Passes Paid Sick Leave
Feb 21, 2018Can the blue dots of Texas elude a likely crackdown on local progressive policy from Republican legislators?
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How Unions Help Immigrants Resist Deportations
Feb 13, 2018In California, labor has long protected its immigrant members—and now, it’s defending non-members as well.
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The Democrats’ False Choice
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Amazon Warehouses May Leave Cities Worse For Wear
Feb 01, 2018A new report finds that localities with Amazon warehouses haven’t seen an overall boost in employment.
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Setting the Record Straight on Trump’s Black Unemployment Boast
Feb 01, 2018A Q&A with economist Steven Pitts on why Trump can’t take credit for the low figures
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