Mary Beth Maxwell

Mary Beth Maxwell

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Mary Beth Maxwell is the Executive Director of American Rights at Work, a national advocacy organization launched in 2003 to advance workers’ rights to freely and fairly form unions. In its brief history, she has led the organization in exposing unionbusting in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, monitoring decisions of the National Labor Relations Board, and informing the policy debate on workers’ freedom to form unions through original research studies. In all her work, she strives to place workers’ rights more squarely on the progressive political agenda.

Blog Entries by Mary Beth Maxwell

On Equal Pay Day, Mind the Pay Gap

1 Comments | Posted April 22, 2008 | 10:50 AM (EST)

Recent headlines reveal what many of us already know -- Americans are witnessing the highest inflation rates seen in over 20 years. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, food prices climbed nearly five percent in 2007, and as housing and energy costs skyrocket out of control, working families are...

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Elaine Chao's Absence of Accountability

15 Comments | Posted February 20, 2008 | 12:54 PM (EST)

In a recent six-part series, the Charlotte Observer exposes the horrendous working conditions of Carolina poultry workers, suffering among other things from unreported injuries, exploitation and medical neglect.

Looking at the latest Labor Department blunder involving its failure to protect poultry workers, it is clear that OSHA,...

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Labor Law Could Learn a Lot from the NFL

Posted September 20, 2007 | 02:13 PM (EST)

Bill Belichick knows the cost of breaking the rules.

The coach of the New England Patriots was forced to cough up $500,000--about 12% of his annual salary--for spying on his opponents during the NFL's season opener. The league's punishment didn't stop there - the Patriots also had to...

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