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We Spend More Than $50 Billion a Year on Pets, but Aid to the Poor Keeps Getting Cut
While discussion of poverty has been lacking since President Reagan railed that the poor were responsible for their own plight, new signs of concern and fresh thinking have emerged, …
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“Wage Theft Comics: Crime and Justice”: What to Do About Bosses Not Paying Up
Wage theft, in all its many forms, is rampant across all industries, but it hurts low-wage workers the most.
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Work Is Undervalued in Society’s Obsession With “Stuff“
While the media is packed with material about consumer rights, there is seldom mention of workers' rights.
Dear Mr. Dolan (Where the Papers At?)
Cablevision workers from Brooklyn ask CEO James Dolan: Where the papers at?
Dear Mr. Dolan (Where the Papers At?)
Cablevision workers from Brooklyn ask CEO James Dolan: Where the papers at?
Nationwide Protests Rage Against Colombia’s Economic Policies
A strike declared nearly two weeks ago in Colombia by farmers and joined later by truck drivers, health workers, miners and students spread to include protests in the cities …
Longshore Union Quits the AFL-CIO
In a surprise move, the 40,000-member International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced its disaffiliation from the AFL-CIO yesterday. The news comes just a week before the federation is set …
This Labor Day, What’s the State of the Unions?
Michael Winship interviews In These Times reporter Mike Elk about trends in organized labor and the decline of labor reporting.
“Horton” Hears a Stampeding Judicial Amendment
Compulsory arbitration agreements force employees to give up their legal right to join a class action lawsuit in order to keep their job.
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The AFL-CIO’s New Strategy: Inspiration or Hype?
After years of embarrassing denial, the AFL-CIO recently took its first baby step in addressing the crisis that has engulfed organized labor: it recognized there was a problem. In the …