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A Labor Day Interview With the Good Lobbyist, David Cohen

The former president of Common Cause and the preeminent voice of public advocacy explains why he still has hope for the labor movement, surveys the state of modern partisanship, defends lobbying as a (potentially) noble calling, and declares there’s really nothing wrong with Kansas.

John Greenya

Social Justice

Welcome to America, the Land That Vacation Forgot

Time off for being young? For working swing shift? With extra pay? Not only were U.S. vacation policies drafted by Ebenezer Scrooge before (a working-day) Christmas, but there are lots of time-off practices the Land of the Free missed entirely.

Michael Todd

Social Justice

That Red Juice From Strawberries Might Be Blood

Thirty or so migrant workers were shot in Greece. What might that say about the U.S.?

Michael Todd

Economics

Work-Life Balance Benefits Low-Wage Workers, Employers

A growing body of research reveals myriad benefits — for employers and employees alike — when company policies promoting work-life balance are offered to low-wage workers.

David Villano

Economics

Surprise Sector for Job Growth: The Arts

A new National Endowment for the Arts analysis projects a healthy rate of growth in arts jobs through the year 2018.

Tom Jacobs

Demonstrators demanding an increase in pay for fast-food and retail workers protest in the Loop on December 5th, 2013, in Chicago, Illinois.

Economics

Unions, Wages and the ‘Moral Economy’

Researchers say the decline of union rights in the U.S. contributes to the growing wage gap for all private sector workers, including nonunion members.

Melinda Burns

Economics

How Hugo Boss Lost a Cleveland Union Battle

In Cleveland, a union wins an outsourcing battle against clothier Hugo Boss, using a combination of innovative strategies and old-fashioned bare knuckles.

Laura Putre