This Labor Day, What’s the State of the Unions?
Michael Winship speaks with In These Times labor reporter Mike Elk about efforts to unite rank-and-file union members across America. Continue reading The post This Labor Day, What’s the State of the...
View ArticleIn Los Angeles, Labor Redefines Itself
In a watershed moment in labor history, the AFL-CIO has decided to expand its membership to include all groups fighting to organize workers. Continue reading The post In Los Angeles, Labor Redefines...
View ArticleTime to Give America a Raise
The Labor Department and California raise the wages of the working poor — how about we share the wealth nationwide? Continue reading The post Time to Give America a Raise appeared first on...
View ArticleWhy No Sustained Protests (Yet)?
Deepening inequalities in the US will keep to their disastrous course unless and until their victims and opponents build an organized coalition. Continue reading The post Why No Sustained Protests...
View ArticleA Bill to Get the Labor Movement Back on Offense
Two House Democrats plan to introduce a bill tomorrow that would make labor organizing a basic freedom no different than freedom from racial discrimination. Continue reading The post A Bill to Get the...
View ArticleHow to Revive the Labor Movement
An expert on organized labor talks about the problems facing many unions and how they might become a powerful force once again. Continue reading The post How to Revive the Labor Movement appeared first...
View ArticleGuess Who’s Winning the Argument on Trade?
Thea Lee’s too diplomatic to say “I told you so.” But for the AFL-CIO’s deputy chief of staff and former chief international economist, this year’s political drama is the inevitable outcome of “the...
View ArticleHow To Get Better Trade Deals
In hopes of fostering a conversation that's about the American people and their issues, rather than about the presidential candidates and theirs, BillMoyers.com will be conducting Q&As with some...
View ArticleDonald Trump Can’t Figure Out Why AFL-CIO Members Aren’t Showing Up at His...
Donald Trump rallied his supporters in Manheim, Pennsylvania, Oct. 1 with a call for union members to show their support. To the Republican presidential nominee’s surprise, his appeal was answered with...
View ArticleMartin Luther King’s Fight for Workers’ Rights
Most Americans today know that Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis, Tennessee in 1968, but few know why he was there. King went to Memphis to support African American garbage workers,...
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