Yale Graduate Teachers Union Presses On With Struggle For Negotiated Contract
Yale University graduate teachers unionized in February but are being stonewalled by an administration that refuses to negotiate with them.
New York Bakery Workers Resist Management’s Collusion With DHS Immigrant Crackdown
Tom Cat Bakery workers in New York resist management’s collusion with immigration officials from the Department of Homeland Security
Economic Recovery Is Mostly A Myth For The 99 Percent
The famous United States stock index known as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (or simply the Dow) flirted with approaching a historic high of 20,000. The index, which shows how the largest 30 companies publicly traded in the U.S. are performing, is considered a key indicator of how well U.S.
White House Claims Over 80% Of Low-Skilled Jobs Will Be Automated
Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers claims jobs with a median wage paying less than $20 an hour have an 83% chance of being automated.
New Transparency Rule On Union-Busting Consultants Finalized
A new Labor Department rule announced today will force management to disclose more information about so-called “persuaders.”
Kartemquin Films 50: ‘UE/Wells’
The more you put into fighting the bosses, the more you get. In this 15-minute film from Kartemquin, which was produced in the late 1970s, the United Electrical Workers Union engage in an organizing drive at the Wells Foundry in Chicago. African American, Hispanic, Arab, Polish, and Jewish workers form
Wall Street Bonus Pool Is Double Combined Earnings Of Minimum Wage Workers
A new report calculates the Wall Street bonus pool doubles the combined annual earnings of all full-time minimum wage workers in America.
Protest Song Of The Week: ‘Factory Girl’ by Rhiannon Giddens
Rhiannon Giddens has a concert of protest songs, which is touring called “Swimming in Dark Waters—Other Voices.” One of the songs she is performing in her set is an Irish ballad called “Factory Girl.” As Giddens says in the introduction, social progress often comes from disaster. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire
Supreme Court Could Cripple Unions, Increase Inequality
A case currently before the Supreme Court could become another debilitating blow to what remains of the US labor movement.
Race, Gender, And Work: Undocumented Workers Walk 100 Miles For Justice
The Laura Flanders Show: The black workers’ struggle in Los Angeles. Undocumented workers march 100 miles to meet the Pope. Ending racism in the work force.
