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Economic Update: A System Rigged Against Us
This week's show discusses the jobs created under Obama and Trump, how worker co-ops can reduce inequality, and more.
“From Mission to Microchip” — Rethinking California Labor History
How California's progressive labor movement emerged from a history filled with contention, debate, and conflict over racism and left-wing politics.
West Virginia Teachers Win Promise of Pay Raise, but Continue Strike Over Soaring Health Care Costs
Some 20,000 teachers and 13,000 school staffers say they'll remain on strike.
West Virginia Teachers Are Showing How Unions Can Win Power Even if They Lose the “Janus” Case
Monday's “Workers' Day of Action” aimed to show the labor movement's opposition to a verdict in favor of Janus.
The Billionaires Behind the Supreme Court Case Poised to Dismantle Public Sector Unions
Overturning Abood would be a huge blow to union rights.
How UPS Drivers Beat Forced Overtime During Holiday Rush
Workers found the leverage they needed to make UPS back off.
How to Jump-Start a Weak Union to Fight Open-Shop Attacks
What can you do to improve the union you're in?
Why We Shouldn’t Fall for the Members-Only Unionism Trap
What do right-wing advocates of this strategy hope to accomplish?
This Florida Stealth Offensive Against Unions Could Preview GOP Onslaught in 2018
Republicans are advancing a new state-level strategy to kill unions.
We Will Not Be Your Disposable Labor: Graduate Student Workers’ Fight Goes Beyond the GOP Assault
It's time all campus workers realized their latent power.