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Scott Walker and the Fate of the Union
In Wisconsin, where the labor movement took root a century ago, a campaign by the governor has broken its power. His political allies hope he can take a similar campaign nationwide.
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When Charters Go Union
Most charter school funders hate unions and unions generally hate charters. But more and more charter teachers want to unionize, and labor is helping them do it.
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The Forgotten Village
Revisiting Steinbeck's California. By Gabriel Thompson.
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How the American South Drives the Low-Wage Economy
Just as in the 1850s (with the Dred Scott decision and the Fugitive Slave Act), the Southern labor system (with low pay and no unions) is wending its way north.
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Walmart's anti union video has leaked online
Walmart's "associates" have to watch this video about the menace of unions.
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The Insecure World of Freelancing
Millions of workers now go it alone—who will provide them with basic labor protections? By Nancy Cook.
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Stop Stealing From Strippers
In every strip club I’ve worked in, it’s the same: We’re exploited. By Antonia Crane.
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Top Ten Labor Day Songs
In honor of Labor Day, here’s a stab at the impossible task of naming the best songs ever written about working people. By Peter Rothberg.
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Scott Walker Wants to Destroy What’s Left of America’s Unions
As of 2014, 11 percent of all American workers—or 14.6 million people—were in a union. By sector, that’s 6.6 percent unionization for workers in private firms and 35.7 percent unionization for those in government and other public services. Just nine states have unionization rates of 15 percent or greater, down from 28 (and the District of Columbia) in 1984. In whole regions of the country, and the South in particular, unions have nearly vanished.
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How Unions Boost Democratic Participation
Union members are not only more likely to vote for progressive policies, they're more likely to vote.
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Eliminating Fair Share Fees and Making Public Employment “Right-to-Work” Would Increase the Pay Penalty for Working in State and Local Government
If the Supreme Court in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association renders agency-shop clauses unenforceable for public employees, it will reduce public-employee compensation by increasing the pay penalty for working in state and local government.
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Laws Enabling Public-Sector Collective Bargaining Have Not Led to Excessive Public-Sector Pay
The rapid growth of labor laws that have enabled public-sector collective bargaining have not led to excessive public-sector pay; for example, employees covered by the right to strike earn about 2 percent to 5 percent more than those without it.
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Who’s Behind Friedrichs?
As the current term of the U.S. Supreme Court opens this autumn, looming on the docket is Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a case designed to decimate public-sector unions. While it may not come to that—even the most knowledgeable Court-watchers are unsure how the justices will rule—the stakes are high. A decision is expected before the term ends in June.
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How Walmart Keeps an Eye on Its Massive Workforce
The retail giant is always watching.
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Blues on Wheels
A writer becomes a carrier for the United States Postal Service out of a long-held love for the mail. What she discovers are screams, threats, lies, labor violations, and dog attacks. By Jess Stoner.
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On the Road to Nowhere
Uber drivers are getting creative in their fight for basic workplace rights. By Steven Greenhouse.
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Outsourced: Casualties of Cola
How South Africa's beverages industry changed the labour game. By Richard Poplak, Diana Neille, Sumeya Gasa and Shaun Swingler.
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Stop Idolizing Penny Pinchers
When the media praises the heroically frugal, there’s an ugly subtext: that our financial woes are exclusively our faults. By Helaine Olen. (Dec. 16)
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How Strippers Are Fighting Exploitative Workplace Environments
Strippers in Las Vegas and elsewhere are pushing back against rules that make it harder for them to earn a living or file claims for sexual harassment. By Madison Mainwaring. (Dec. 17)
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Doctors Unionize to Resist the Medical Machine
An Oregon medical center’s plan to increase efficiency by outsourcing doctors drove a group of its hospitalists to fight back by banding together. By Noam Scheiber.
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