Your iPhone kills jobs
Smartphone apps have created a new digital underclass of low-paid and highly monitored workers. We're all to blame
Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 3:47 PM UTC 73Working Ahead, AFL-CIO, iPhones
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The next liberal litmus test?
Providing paid sick leave for workers is rapidly becoming a national Democratic priority. Oppose it at your peril
Working Ahead, AFL-CIO, iPhones
When workers die: “And nobody called 911″
A man is scalded by nearly boiling water and citric acid. His fate points to a dark reality for temp workers
Wednesday, Mar 27, 2013 12:00 AM UTC 31Life stories, Chemicals
Your vacation is unethical
Pay attention to a few simple things, however, and your money and travel can do a lot of good
Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 3:45 PM UTC 22Working Ahead, AFL-CIO, Travel
Sweatshops still make your clothes
If you care about ethical labor standards, your clothing choices are more limited than you might think
Thursday, Mar 21, 2013 3:36 PM UTC 19Working Ahead, AFL-CIO
Can unions save the creative class?
Newspapers are dying. Musicians and writers can't get paid. Maybe it's time for creatives to really organize
Monday, Mar 18, 2013 4:25 PM UTC 19Working Ahead, AFL-CIO
Restaurant horror show: How waitstaffs are mistreated
Almost 10 percent of the U.S. workforce is in the restaurant industry. Why is it legal to treat them so poorly?
Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 5:08 PM UTC 105Working Ahead, AFL-CIO
LeBron James might improve your pension
Athletes, once exploited by owners, now have very powerful unions. Can other workers learn from their victories?
Monday, Mar 11, 2013 7:00 PM UTCAFL-CIO, Sports, Marvin Miller
Don’t believe Apple
The company got great PR when its Chinese supplier unveiled a new worker policy. The full story's more complicated
Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013 12:30 PM UTCiPhone, Editor's Picks
“Cruise from hell”: Don’t pity Carnival’s passengers!
It wasn't fun on the Triumph. But its workers, usually not protected by U.S. labor law, deserve our sympathy
Friday, Feb 15, 2013 9:08 PM UTC 67Carnival cruise
Big win for labor in Chicago
City council passes "wage theft" law that threatens license of violating companies. Will other cities follow?
Friday, Jan 18, 2013 4:34 PM UTC 14wage theft, Labor
Jack Lew’s union-busting past
In a little reported episode, our possible next treasury secretary played a critical role trouncing an NYU union
Wednesday, Jan 9, 2013 10:00 PM UTCJacob Lew, Jake Lew
“Elections shouldn’t exist”: The new war on school boards
The new education "reform" fight is over who chooses school boards: the mayor or the people. One city fought back
Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 10Education, Editor's Picks
Koch brothers, Tea Party cash drives Michigan right-to-work bill
Why did Gov. Rick Snyder buckle on an anti-union law? Just look at his big-money donors
Tuesday, Dec 11, 2012 1:37 PM UTC 18Labor movement, Right-to-work
Fast-food striker fired — but not for long
A Wendy's worker is fired -- then reinstated -- and the surprise strike by NYC workers sparks little backlash
Saturday, Dec 1, 2012 2:47 PM UTCFast food strike, Labor
Vulture capitalism — not unions — killed Twinkies
Hedge funds took profits and piled on millions in debt at Hostess. They created this bankruptcy, not unions
Tuesday, Nov 20, 2012 12:45 PM UTC 114The Labor Movement, Union
Labor chief Richard Trumka: “We won’t be taken for granted”
The AFL-CIO president talks Obama's win, the struggles ahead, and the movement's evolving political role
Monday, Nov 12, 2012 3:51 PM UTCAFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, Workers
