When Services Allow Organizing, Trafficked Workers Win
Migrant workers need rights and safety nets, yet sob stories of abuse will not bring about such change. Organizing, on the other hand, will.
Wealthiest One Percent, Come Home!
Extreme wealth inequality and our global ecological crisis are bad for everyone, including the wealthiest one percent.
Richard Trumka: Black Women Leaders of Labor Show Us a “Bright Path Forward”
AFL-CIO president speaks on why the labor movement must encompass black women workers at all levels of organizing
For Real Change, Conversations Not Debates
On the art of the “One-to-One” and the potency of small group organizing
Trampling Out the Vintage: Cesar Chavez’s Legendary Strengths, and Weaknesses
Frank Bardacke has written the definitive biography of Cesar Chavez and a magnificent guide to the politics and sociology of the 1960s-80s.
Traitors to Their Class
The Harvard students who occupied their campus are not betraying their class, but forming part of a long tradition of citizens with a conscience.
Global Solidarity is on the Rise for Mexican Workers Too
Like Egyptians, Mexicans need international solidarity to help move to a real democracy.
Valuing Domestic Work
A look at the history and future of household work in the United States from a gender justice and worker rights perspective.
Conference: Local Action, Global Impact
The Women’s Donor Network network of like-minded women, who combine the benefits of a nurturing social community with timely and relevant education, fast-response, high-impact collaborations, and strategic philanthropic initiatives.
Washington Whistleblower Week
Labor Rights in China
China wants to change its labor law in favor of workers and, according to Tim Costello, Brendan Smith, and Jeremy Brecher, foreign corporations are squawking.