The Recent Teacher Strikes Are About More Than Just Teachers
Is a new model of teacher protest emerging?
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Viewfinder: A Railway Union Demonstration in France
Members of a railway union hold flares during a protest against the reform of the French state-owned railway company SNCF in Paris, France, on March 12th, 2018.
How to Give American Workers Fair Wages
The labor market has changed over the last 40 years. It's time for labor laws and institutions to follow suit.
Are Cheap Goods Possible Without Mass Human Suffering?
Joshua B. Freeman uses the history of the factory as a way to re-examine how workers are treated worldwide.
West Virginia Teachers Win Salary Increase
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced that educators would get a 5 percent pay raise next year.
West Virginia Teachers Will Continue Their Strike Into Tuesday
Union leaders are demanding that Governor Jim Justice and state representatives arrange a meeting to hear employee demands for higher pay raises.
The Supreme Court Is About to Hear Arguments for a Case That Could Either Destroy Unions or Revive Them
How much do workers owe the unions that bargain for them?
Inside the Vote to Unionize the ‘Los Angeles Times’
Pacific Standard chats with Carolina A. Miranda, a Los Angeles Times staff writer and member of the LA Times Guild organizing committee.
Viewfinder: Prison Guards Protest in France to Demand More Security
A pile of tires burns as prison officers demonstrate in front of Villefranche-sur-Saône prison in Lyon, France, on January 15th, 2018.
After a Dramatic Shutdown, Union Negotiates a ‘Very Substantial’ Severance for DNAinfo and Gothamist Reporters
The severance terms suggest the writers had a little bit of leverage.