Working Life

I Try To Eat Less: The Story Of The Economy

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

We will not be in recovery until we have a serious debate about the economic system in the country and how it robs workers of their ability to get a fair wage for a fair day's work.

11 Benefits Of Working For Someone Else

divinecaroline.com | Damsels In Success | Posted 09.22.2009 | Living


Based on my experience in the past decade of earning a living as both an entrepreneur and an employee, I believe that working as an employee can add t...

"Los Me'choop With the Bobkes": Experiencing Academia as a Grown Up

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 09.10.2009 | Living


Leeat Granek, PhD

Cut the garbage, be direct, speak the truth, and be clear about what you are coming from and what you are saying.

Senator Baucus: "Uniquely American" Is Not an Answer

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

What industry has done more to deny our citizen the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness?

Victory at Smithfields: An Independence Day Symbol

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 08.03.2009 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

When I think about what these workers went through -- the struggle, the fight, the commitment that held them together over so many dark days -- this is the America that inspires me.

Screw The Center

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

We are being held hostage to the "center" when the "center" has no real standing among the people.

The Dallas Principles: The Best Response To Prop 8

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

One day, as a society, we will look back at the absurdity of discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals as something as abhorrent as racial discrimination.

Yes, Maria Bartiromo, There Is Class Warfare

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 06.15.2009 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

What was most interesting about my debate with CNBC's anchor Maria Bartiromo is how she became speechless -- and that ain't no easy feat -- when I challenged her about class warfare.

Global Tele-Offices: An Answer to Working Through the Recession

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 05.10.2009 | Business


Cameron Sinclair

We are part of a growing group of professionals who circle the globe working in an agile manner, using social networks and email as a main means of communication.

Labor Must Field a Primary Opponent to Blanche Lincoln

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 05.08.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

Enough. Now that she has thrown another obstacle in the path of the Employee Free Choice Act, Blanche Lincoln must face a well-funded primary opponent in 2010.

7 Worst Habits Of Workaholics

Karen Leland | Posted 04.11.2009 | Living


Karen Leland

There's no doubt that times are tough. But if you're tempted to try and show your value by working harder and longer, be sure to include a healthy dos...

Memo To Business: Only Unions Will Save Your Bottom Line

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 04.02.2009 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

Henry Ford used to say that he wanted his workers to have enough money to buy his cars. For their own self-interest, business, and their Republican allies in Congress, should embrace broad unionization.

The CEO Pay Caps Are A Mirage

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

If the point is to stop the legal looting of corporate treasuries and leave some money in the till for regular workers, when you get right down to it, the CEO pay caps aren't meaningful.

A Demand: Banks Getting Our Money Can't Oppose Unions

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 03.06.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

The labor movement should call for a simple requirement: if you take taxpayer money, you may not oppose any attempt to unionize the workplace. You must remain neutral.

The Bigger Shame: The Rich Got Richer

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 10.05.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

Respectfully, we can rage about the spectacle of bonuses on Wall Street, but the real crime is this: while a fiscal crisis mushrooms, the richest Americans are let off the hook.

CEOs Boosting Their Pensions While Workers Pensions go Poof

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 02.27.2009 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

CEOs are getting major boosts in their pensions, while the pensions of most Americans have either disappeared or take a major hit.

Robert Rubin Gets His Pink Slip: Good Riddance

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 02.10.2009 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

The downside to letting Rubin slip quietly from his role at Citigroup is that he leaves with enough of his reputation intact that he still holds some sway in Washington.

President-Elect Obama, Tax The Rich To Keep Deficits Lower

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 02.07.2009 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

When a political leader says the country will have to make some "very difficult choices", as Obama did, history instructs us that it is average people that get nailed. And it doesn't have to be that way.

Conspiracy of Silence: Wage Collapse Caused Crisis

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 02.06.2009 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

If the lines had continued to track closely together as they did prior to the 1970s, the minimum wage would be more than $19 an hour.

Boycott McDonald's: Every Big Mac Eaten Attacks Workers

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 01.10.2009 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

On the eve of the international recognition Human Rights Day, McDonald's announced it will launch a massive campaign to defeat the Employee Free Choice Act So, let's respond in kind: boycott McDonald's.

Robert Rubin: Coward or Liar -- or Both?

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 12.30.2008 | Politics


Jonathan Tasini

It's Judgment Day. Rubin needs to get a pink slip and stand on the unemployment line with the vast sea of people he helped put there.

Big Media: Screw the Auto Workers

Jonathan Tasini | Posted 12.20.2008 | Business


Jonathan Tasini

Memo to the media: you want to see the auto industry go down? Fine. But, at least try to give the facts about the cuts, concessions and job losses that workers have taken on in a bid to save their livelihoods.