The stakes for workers' rights in 2014
We are now in the midst of a full-fledged class war against America's working people. Those directly firing the shots at the U.S. working class are an array of state lawmakers bought and paid for by powerful right wing groups.
$5.2 billion McDonald's CEO has $8.25 per hour mom arrested
Her treatment is one of many examples of how the gap between the rich and the poor isn't just a modern phenomenon; these days it's grown into a chasm.
Living wage or wage slavery: de Blasio vs. Lhota on the dignity of labor
Joe Lhota has now come out against de Blasio's plan for a living wage to New Yorkers working at projects that are subsidized by the city.
Welcome Pope Francis, campaigner against corporate greed!
The campaign against corporate criminals and their gluttonous greed just added a new speaker with a very loud voice, Pope Francis I.
Wall Street Journal blind to Supreme Court’s impact on union membership
The Wall Street Journal editorial board suggested the decline in union membership is due to lack of employee interest, but ignored some facts.
Hear them - the unemployed
Unemployment, joblessness, and the devastation they bring to every worker everywhere is endemic to capitalism.
Your mailman and the old lady who died alone
If we don't rethink our strategy, the community will no longer support Saturday delivery, because we did not support them when they asked for our help.
Fast food strikers teach some important lessons
In New York, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit and other major cities - most recently, Seattle - workers have demanded "$15 and a union."
CLUW co-founding officer Elinor Glenn dies at 98
"Her leadership, strength and wisdom contributed to CLUW's growth and will inspire young leaders in the future."
Can we cure inequality, and how?
Joseph Stiglitz views growing inequality (a Marxist might say "the growing class divide") as a threat that may block economic recovery.
