Labor and the Supreme Court: Recent Cases
The last three years have been tumultuous for unions at the Supreme Court. Repeatedly, unions and their advocates have braced
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Michael Javen Fortner and Marie Gottschalk: How Should We Reform Criminal Justice?
The idea that we need to reform this country’s criminal justice system is finally gaining bipartisan support in Washington, thanks
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The New UAW Contract: A Somewhat “Clear Path”
With General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler again profitable, the recently concluded contracts between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and
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$15 per Hour or Bust: An Appraisal of the Higher Wages Movement
In the past two years, cities and states have been establishing and raising minimum wages to wage levels much higher
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John Atlas is a long-time public interest lawyer and the author of Seeds of Change: The Story of ACORN, America’s Most
Read MoreOut of the Mainstream: Books and Films You May Have Missed
BOOKS Blue Ridge Commons By Kathryn Newfont UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA PRESS, 2012 This detailed history documents the role of some mountain
Read MoreTriumph in New Haven The Labor-Community Alliance that Defeated the Yale-Democratic Party Establishment
Four nights before the first tent went up in Zuccotti Park, an election official in New Haven, Connecticut began to
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Subhashini Ali joined the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in 1969 and is now one of its Central Committee members. She
Read MoreA TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ORGANIZING MODEL: Lessons from the New York Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Campaign
The August 31, 2010 landmark signing of the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights by New York State Governor David Paterson
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