Inequality-Fighting Ballot Initiatives Win Big
Voters approved proposals to tax the rich, build worker power, and make housing and education more affordable.
Labor
Advocates Urge Biden to Crack Down on Excessive CEO Pay, Buybacks, and Union-Busting
Labor unions and other pro-worker groups call for an end to taxpayer funding of harmful corporate practices.
In One Maine City, Solutions to the Affordability Crisis Are on the Ballot
If the Livable Portland campaign proves successful in November, it will demonstrate the power of local organizing when the federal government is gridlocked.
San Francisco Airport Workers End Strike After Pay Victory
The food service workers had gone three years without a raise.
Not Playing Around: Video Game Testers Aim to Unionize
The unionization trend in the video game industry continues with workers at an Activision Blizzard King studio.
A Farm Worker Speaks Truth to Power in Washington
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh got an earful from essential workers before inducting them into the agency’s Hall of Honor.
Rep. Jamie Raskin on Chile’s Proposed New, More Equitable and Democratic Constitution
The Maryland Democrat draws from his constitutional scholarship in analyzing the proposal that will be on the September 4 ballot in Chile.
You Can’t Fix the Economy by Hurting People
We can have a strong job market and lower inflation — and we don’t need more painful interest rate hikes to do it.
At Long Last, Congress Considers a National Domestic Workers Bill of Rights
Domestic workers make all other work possible – yet have been excluded from crucial federal labor protections for over 80 years. In a historic first, Congress held a hearing on policy that would finally change that.