Bring Back May Day
Politicians have made a mess of things for American workers, but a new Poor People’s Campaign is rising to set things right.
Teacher Strikes are About Far More than Fair Pay
A growing movement is connecting labor struggles with justice in the classroom and the community.
Poverty, Inequality, and the Poor People’s Campaign — 50 Years Later
How the diminishing value of minimum wage and declining unions are contributing to a poverty rate that hasn’t budged since 1967.
The Future of American Unions Hangs In the Balance
At a time when unions are increasingly under threat, a case before the Supreme Court promises to be the most consequential in a generation.
What’s One Way to Fight Inequality? Fund Local Journalism.
Joe Rickett’s decision to shut down two major online publicationshas altered the local U.S. news environment. Barbara Ehrenreich plans on restoring it.
Where Did Our Trade Unions Go?
In today’s ‘union-free’ environment, top corporate execs can pay themselves at levels their predecessors would have considered unimaginable.
Divisions of Labor: The New Struggles of the Working Class
New kinds of work require new ideas — and new ways of organizing.
Want to Stop Gentrification? Start a Union.
Like labor unions, neighborhood unions could help residents bargain collectively for affordable housing, housing security, protections for local businesses, and community reconciliation.
Public Interview: South African Labor Leader Irvin Jim
A public Q&A with the General Secretary of the largest union in South Africa to shed light on the social, political, and economic challenges facing workers, students, and the poor in post-Apartheid South Africa.
Black Workers Matter: Organize the South
A Conference Highlights Report
The Bezillionaire Times
Amazon’s take-no-prisoners business model made founder Jeff Bezos staggeringly rich while stranding thousands of warehouse workers on the borderline of poverty.
A More Perfect Union
Our elites have lost that selfless spirit.
Your Labor Rights or Your Life
A hostile labor environment in a country like Colombia, connected through a trade agreement to the U.S., has repercussions for workers at home as well.
Wisconsin Wakeup Call
It’s too simple to say that money bought this election.
Recalling the Gilded Age
Americans just won’t take greed from their next-door neighbors.