Working, 40 Years After ‘Working’
Four decades later, Studs Terkel's characterization of the American worker still applies.
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Unions
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When Polarization Doesn’t Happen: Lessons From Michigan and the United Auto Workers
What happens when activists and interest groups support political candidates who are not in their pocket, and give them leverage to behave more moderately.
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.
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.?
Europe Is On Strike — Like Postwar America
It’s been awhile Four European countries — Italy, Spain, Greece and Portugal — held coordinated general strikes today,…
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.
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.
Collective Bargaining and the Student Achievement Gap
A new analysis finds the best students are better off, while disadvantaged students are worse off, when teachers collectively bargain for a contract.
Bargaining and Budget Shortfalls: Are They Linked?
Wisconsin’s fiscal free-for-all over limiting collective bargaining raises hard-to-answer questions about public unions and state deficits. Answers vary by the measures chosen.