Labor unions

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?

Matt Frassica Thursday, Mar 14, 2013 5:08 PM UTC 105
Working Ahead Working Ahead, AFL-CIO

Athletes, once exploited by owners, now have very powerful unions. Can other workers learn from their victories?

David Davis Monday, Mar 11, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
Working Ahead AFL-CIO, Sports, Marvin Miller

Membership has reached its lowest level since 1916, but density in itself doesn’t always translate into power

Chris Maisano, Jacobin Friday, Feb 8, 2013 10:26 PM UTC
Politics Jacobin, Labor unions, Wisconsin

The mural that gov. Paul LePage claimed "presented a one-sided view that bowed to organized labor" was restored

Clarke Canfield, Associated Press Monday, Jan 14, 2013 8:26 PM UTC
Life Labor, Labor Rights, Labor unions

The new education "reform" fight is over who chooses school boards: the mayor or the people. One city fought back

Josh Eidelson Monday, Dec 31, 2012 10:00 PM UTC 10
Working Ahead Education, Editor's Picks

An anti-union bill is the wrong response to a brain drain, and ensures the state will only create low-paying jobs

Edward McClelland Monday, Dec 10, 2012 9:05 PM UTC 33
News Michigan, Labor, Labor unions