Interview | Economy & Labor 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. By Kressent Pottenger , NewLaborForum December 30, 2019 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Bosses Break the Law in Over 40 Percent of Union Campaigns Toothless labor laws enable many employers to undermine union elections and freely retaliate against pro-union workers. By Michelle Chen , InTheseTimes December 15, 2019 Truthout
News | LGBTQ Rights Trump DOJ Urges Supreme Court to Legalize Firing Workers for Being Transgender The filing comes days after the Labor Department unveiled a rule allowing LGBTQ discrimination by federal contractors. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams August 17, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor 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. By Kressent Pottenger & Yeni Dewi , NewLaborForum June 20, 2019 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Retail Workers Nationwide Are Forming a Coalition to Demand a Just Economy United for Respect filed a resolution at a Walmart shareholders meeting last week to allow workers on the board. By Staff , Inequality.org June 14, 2019 Truthout
Op-Ed | Immigration Unions Must Again Fight for Immigrant Amnesty The labor movement needs to revive its recent history of demanding full equality for all immigrant workers. By Lucy Herschel , SocialistWorker March 16, 2019 Truthout
Economy & Labor Bernie Sanders Has a Sweeping Plan to Expand Union Rights and Workplace Democracy Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced sweeping legislation that would dramatically expand labor rights, making it easier for workers to join unions, speed up contract negotiations, roll back "right to … By Miles Kampf-Lassin , InTheseTimes May 11, 2018 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Red Cross Is Instructing Truckers to Draw Blood and Nurses to Load Trucks A labor dispute at the American Red Cross (ARC) is challenging perceptions of the institution. By Kathy Wilkes , InTheseTimes December 11, 2017 Truthout
Op-Ed | How the “Business Case” for Gender Equality Sidelines Human Rights Women's rights at work are an investment in their dignity. By Sanyu Awori , openDemocracy August 28, 2017 Truthout
News Analysis | The Future of the Low-Wage Worker Movement May Depend on an Unheralded New York City Law A New York ordinance allows fast food workers to join labor organizations with dues deducted voluntarily from paychecks. By Max Zahn , WagingNonviolence August 9, 2017 Truthout