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US Women’s Soccer Win Was a Victory for Title IX and the Fight for Equal Pay
The soccer team's high-profile fight for pay equity is focusing the spotlight on the pay gap for all women.
The Financial Industry Preys on 401(k) Fees. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.
Without change, we can expect a serious decline in retiree living standards.
Suicide as Corporate Murder: France Télécom on Trial
At France Télécom, worker suicides were not an aberration of the system, but the deliberate outcome.
It’s Not Just About Deportations: Trump Wants to Create a Permanent Underclass
Trump is using ICE terror to transform immigrant communities into a permanent, hyper-exploited underclass.
Capitalist Workplaces Set Bosses Up to Be Authoritarian Tyrants
“Free markets” do not guarantee workers any freedoms other than the freedom to be unemployed and to starve.
Beware of the “Easy” Way to Build Power. It Must Begin With Organizing.
None of us can afford to wait on “solutions” that postpone organizing.
Sweatshops Don’t Just Exist Overseas — They’re Here in the US Too
Yeni Dewi was paid $200 a month for 18-hour days with no bedroom or paid days off.
Time for a Raise for New York Car Wash Workers
The state legislature could end the subminimum tipped wage for carwashers.
New Federal Bill Would Make It Easier to Join a Union
The bill's protections would also extend to those not currently classified as employees, such as rideshare drivers.
The Labor Movement Comes to Virtual Reality: Unionizing Digital Media
Union drives at media organizations have been a source of rare good news for the labor movement.