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Labor
The Multinational Trying to Bankrupt the Dock Workers Union Has a Sordid Past
The International Container Terminal Services profits off of war, misery and labor exploitation.
Parental Leave Laws Are Failing Single Parents
Single-parent families get less paid leave than families with two parents, entrenching inequality.
France Enters Second Month of National Strike
France's workers continue to strike against Macron's pension reforms as union leaders negotiate behind their backs.
Here’s What Workers of the Global South Endure to Create Corporate Wealth
The cheaper the wages of the workers in the Global South, the greater the gross profit margins of corporations.
Lawmakers Take on Senior Care-Home Operators for Wage Theft and Worker Abuse
Revelations of exploitation of caregivers in America’s senior care-home industry have prompted tougher oversight.
Eric Davin’s “Strike Pageant” Chronicles the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913
The novel gives new life to a subject that's long been a part of American labor lore.
Women Farmworkers Fight to Secure Their Rights and End Sexual Harassment
Members of the first national women’s farmworker organization in the U.S. discuss their experiences.
When It Comes to Bereavement Leave, the US Is Unspeakably Cruel
Bereavement leave isn’t federally mandated and is largely a matter of whether employers choose to provide it.
Thirty-Two Jurisdictions Will Raise Wages to or Above $15 in 2020
The federal minimum wage remains stuck at $7.25 an hour, but the Fight for $15 movement won important gains this year.
Fast Fashion May Be Cheap, But It Comes at a Cost
The garment industry is taking a steep toll on people and the planet in order to keep prices low.