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As the Coal Industry Shrinks, Miners Deserve a Just Transition
These policies must nurture programs and institutions with lasting effects, rather than offering short-term band-aids.
Chicago Teachers Celebrate End of Historic Strike After 11 Days
Thanks to grassroots pressure, the city agreed to bring on more nurses and limit class size.
Although Job Growth Continues, Unemployment Edges Up to 3.6 Percent
Wage growth is surprisingly weak given the low unemployment rate, but there's no sign of a recession.
John Taylor Gatto Challenged the Ideas Inherent in US Mass Schooling
Gatto envisioned an education system that placed freedom and justice above technology and efficiency.
Will GM Workers Stay on Strike in Hopes of a Better Deal?
The GM contract makes some gains, but the union still hopes for better pay and job security for temporary workers.
Employers Are Misusing State Department Visa Program to Abuse Workers
Participants in a summer “cultural exchange” program are falling victim to labor trafficking.
Will Chicago Teachers Be Next to Strike?
Educators are demanding smaller class sizes and increased staffing.
Grad Students Fight Back Against New Trump Labor Board Rule
Graduate students aren't just mobilizing against the NLRB. They're demanding democracy in their workplace.
How Have Health Workers Won Improvements to Patient Care? Strikes.
On September 20, 2,200 nurses represented by National Nurses United went on a one-day strike.
Trump Labor Department’s New Overtime Pay Rule Leaves Behind Millions of Workers
Roughly 8.2 million workers will be left behind by the new rule.