Labor

The coming of the Internet has had a profound impact on media coverage of working people and their unions. No, the mainstream media have not expanded their generally limited …

In an election year dominated by socioeconomic themes, it seems logical that raising the federal minimum wage would become a heated campaign issue in the battle for the presidency.

Charges of vote-buying and exceeding campaign spending limits notwithstanding, there are positive signs for Mexicou2019s nascent democracy.

In their battle to unionize 12,000 Station Casinos workers, UNITE HERE's Culinary Union Local 226 has found an unusual target: the United States Marine Corps. Local 226 is targeting …

One of the great works in the establishment of civil and human rights is being shredded before our eyes.

Six months prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis, however, a parallel drama had played out on the other side of the world as the U.S. secretly brought near-identical missiles …

When the union contract at Strand Bookstore expired last summer, the workers did not anticipate spending ten months engaged in a dispute that would fundamentally strengthen their voice on …

When the next opportunity for labor law reform arrives, union membership will be smaller and our political clout even more diminished. If we are to succeed, future reform proposals …

In a victory for those who support a humane immigration policy, the Court overturned three sections of SB 1070: Arizona cannot criminalize unlawful presence in the United States, or …

Jerry Lewis won't run for re-election and is already scouting job opportunities at lobbying firms.