Tag: labor unions

Erik Loomis’ "A History of America in Ten Strikes" is a powerful reminder of the need for worker militancy.

"Congress can and must stand up to the President and reject this assault on our federal workers by passing the 1.9 percent pay raise that the Senate approved on August 1.”

As long as workers band together, they can make concrete improvements in their working conditions.

Right-wing “foundations” across the country started spending the tens of millions they’d received from billionaires to bust unions.

A union buster may be coming to your door.

It’s not the first time this has happened in U.S. history.

It would be the largest strike the country has seen in decades.

On this May Day, we reflect on the history of worker power and present lessons from our past to build power for the future.

While it's still legal to exercise your First Amendment rights, transit workers in Grand Rapids are organizing against pension theft and fare hikes. It's time we stop widening the inequality gap and start bridging it.

By 2028 will technology replace all work, leaving no one worried about making money? If John Maynard Keynes' prediction is right, we must learn how to redistribute the profits from these labor-saving inventions—and fast.