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Obama Shuts Jim Crow Era Labor-Law Loop Hole for Home Care Workers
by Jorge Rivas on December 16 2011, 10:35AM
President Obama and Secretary of Labor Solis announced nearly 2 million homecare workers will soon have federal overtime and minimum wage protections. These workers, among others, were left out of 1930s laws at behest of Southern white lawmakers.
What Now? The Next Stage in the Public Sector Unions Fight
by Lindsay Beyerstein on March 11 2011, 1:50PM
Wisconsin has killed collective bargaining, but there and in other states, the battle is still building.
Send Us Your Photos From Wisconsin Solidarity Rallies
by Kai Wright on February 26 2011, 10:41AM
Help us show the world there remains a progressive movement for economic justice in America.
Topics: Kai Wright, Wisconsin
King’s Fight for Unions Is Still Essential
by Michael Honey on February 23 2011, 9:22AM
MLK died fighting for the very rights that Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and a growing number of his GOP counterparts want to take away.
Topics: Economy, History, Jobs Crisis, Wisconsin
Five Workplace Reforms to Fight for This Labor Day
by Rinku Sen on September 3 2010, 1:39PM
More workers than you think don’t enjoy the protection of labor laws. A look at their jobs, and the burgeoning movements to get them rights.
Topics: Economy
Domestic Workers Lead the Way to 21st Century Labor Rights
by Rinku Sen on September 2 2010, 11:31AM
An historic New York victory demonstrates what today’s labor movement needs to look like.
Topics: Economy
Student Activists Find Winning Strategy in Nike Dunk
by Jamilah King on July 29 2010, 2:56PM
In These Times profiles the student-led movement to support garment workers.
Topics: Schools & Youth
Domestic Workers Get Overtime Pay But No Union
by Karina Hurtado on July 29 2010, 9:45AM
A new law in New York grants basic human rights like a day off per week, but no collective bargaining.
Topics: Economy
Who is New SEIU President Mary Kay Henry?
by Yvonne Yen Liu on May 14 2010, 10:26AM
Mary Kay Henry has been appointed the new president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), the fastest-growing union, and the one representing janitors, homecare workers, and security guards—a huge number of whom are people of color. Her predecessor Andy…
Topics: Immigration
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