Donald Trump once again has defeated neoliberalism: The National Labor Relations Board announced a new regulation on Tuesday that makes it harder to challenge companies over their labor practices, pot
On February 25, 1999, 74,000 home healthcare workers in Los Angeles voted to join the Service Employees International Union. This moment demonstrates the growth of what is today the second largest uni
The United States has not passed a comprehensive pro-labor bill since the Fair Labor Standards Act, a mere 82 years ago. And I’d say the chances of passing anything in the next decade is nearly
Too often, the left has an idealistic view of unions as leftist fighting organizations. Very occasionally, they are. More commonly, they are complex beasts with a variety of self-interested positions,
I remain pretty skeptical that the tech industry can organize in any large-scale way. But it’s also worth taking note of the beginning of successful organizing. Employees at the crowdfunding pla
On February 19, 1910, the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company fired 173 union members to bust a strike by its drivers, leading to a general strike and general uproar against this outrageous unionbustin
With the gigantic caveat that is the fact that even if Democrats could get 60 votes in the Senate due to the filibuster that there would be a large right-wing pro-corporate wing of the party, this bil
Let’s talk a little NFL labor issues for the Super Bowl. The owners and players are trying to work out what would be a new 10-year contract, which is really long. The owners really want, as they