Rep. Gutierrez's (D-Ill.) immigration bill, introduced this week, charts a new course for our country -- a course that protects workers, respects families, and reflects our nation's interests.
Jeff Ballinger | Posted 12.10.2009 | World
Now that you've submitted a five-point plan to the Jobs Summit (the "official" position of the labor movement), it is time to plan a return-trip to the White House for a less formal session with President Obama.
Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins | Posted 12.03.2009 | Green
American workers, and by extension, American families, are in a fight for survival -- one that requires as much of us as does the fight to protect any endangered species.
Brendan Smith | Posted 11.12.2009 | Green
One great fear is blocking public support for climate protection: The fear that protecting the planet will destroy millions of jobs. Without a bold p...
David Dayen | Posted 11.10.2009 | Impact
Every day in America, 16 people die at work from employer negligence. That's the backdrop behind a new video and website seeking to highlight the often-neglected issue of worker safety.
Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green
Theirs is a coast-to-coast campaign to save Appalachia's mountains and streams -- and Appalachians' homes, jobs, and culture -- from the devastating coal mining practice known as mountaintop removal.
James M. Lynch | Posted 11.12.2009 | Living
We've headed back to the workhouse atmosphere of Dickensian England and the view of employee as dispensable "tool" has returned.
Tom Matlack | Posted 11.06.2009 | Living
Just as Kate Hudson accused men of being interested only in sex and sandwiches, 500 men and women packed the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston to discuss the complexities of modern manhood.
David Gray | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics
Work family conflicts are real and growing. There is a mismatch between the needs of families and the structure of work. Creative public policy is part of the solution.
Jeff Ballinger | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics
Now that Michael Posner has been officially installed as Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, it's about time we get started down the road to righting a whole slew of global wrongs.
Bruce Raynor | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment
Anyone who cares about maintaining the middle-class in this country should see Schmatta. The film tells a storied history and raises questions that are central to the future of the American Dream.
Michael Moore | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics
You know, maybe it's just me, but the two occupations whose workers shouldn't be humpin' a second job are brain surgeons and airline pilots. Call me crazy.
Madeline Janis | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics
More than 2.6 million people fell into poverty between 2007 and 2008 is only the "tip of the recession iceberg." In the city of L.A., more than a quarter of children live below the federal poverty line.
Morgan Carroll | Posted 11.19.2009 | Denver
Michael Bennet attended and said that it is unacceptable to have 12 million people living in the shadows of our laws and that we need comprehensive immigration reform.
Bruce Raynor | Posted 11.14.2009 | Living
Our nation lost a great hero and champion of working people. Crystal Lee Sutton was an inspiration to every worker who holds out hope and is prepared to fight for justice and respect at work.
Bill Fletcher Jr. | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
The right to join or form labor unions is so central but so often overlooked precisely because it goes to central questions regarding power in so-called free market societies.
Angela Heimburger | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
The workers who clean houses, cook meals, and provide care for children and the elderly are often on call around the clock, paid a pittance for their services and protected far too little by labor laws.
Tom Woodruff | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics
To rebuild our economy, we must restore worker purchasing power by restoring worker bargaining power.
Anna Burger | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics
With Labor Day rapidly approaching and the Congressional recess coming to an end, we are on the verge of witnessing some of the most critical debates in our nation's history, and the unions will be on the front lines.
New York Times | STEVEN GREENHOUSE | Posted 10.18.2009 | Business
Low-wage workers are routinely denied proper overtime pay and are often paid less than the minimum wage, according to a new study based on a survey of...
Elana Levin | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
In case you needed any more convincing that we need the public option...
Richard Aborn | Posted 09.20.2009 | New York
New York State has strong and progressive wage protection laws on the books, but too many workers go unprotected because those laws aren't enforced aggressively enough.
Marc Hershon | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business
Your key to getting more of your time back is to focus on those passive meetings...then start finding ways to skip them.
Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics
There's a simple solution to these Republican astro-turf goon squads that are currently disrupting Democratic town hall meetings on health care. Do what Kennedy did.
Michael Whitney | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business
Employees report they're told to target students, the elderly, and non-English speakers who are the most at-risk to end up paying huge fees.
Eliseo Medina | Posted 12.17.2009 | Politics