Originally published by Alternet on January 25th. One cannot forget that the contemporary Republican Party was born with the Southern Strategy, winning over the former Jim Crow South to its side of the political aisle, and as a backlash against … Continued
Originally posted on Current on January 4. In all the hoopla over the Iowa Caucus — who’s up, who’s down, who’s out — a story from Montana has slipped under the radar. The Montana Supreme Court closed out 2011 by … Continued
In 2008, crowds of frantic Black Friday shoppers trampled 34 year-old Wal-Mart employee Jdimytai Damour to his death as he and other workers tried to unlock the door at 5:00 A.M. It went unnoticed by most of those involved in … Continued
Originally posted by Think Progress on November 15. Last week, Occupy Atlanta encamped at the Snellville, Georgia home of a Gwinnett County police officer in an attempt to save his family’s home from foreclosure. At the time, Occupy Atlanta organizer Tim … Continued
Times are hard and a lot of Americans are having difficulty finding jobs. Immigrants, refugees and other workers of color are having the hardest time. With more states requiring that employers use E-Verify and Form I-9, some face discrimination in … Continued
Temporary work agencies have been popping up all over the country. I did a Google search for agencies in Iowa alone and came back with 53,000 results. As I talk to workers, many of them say they are finding work, … Continued
In These Times originally published this article by Art Levine on November 12, 2010: Activists in more than 30 cities, organized by Interfaith Worker Justice and backed by labor groups, are staging a National Day of Action Against Wage Theft … Continued
Political and business pundits both agree that our country’s economy is spiraling out of control as millions of Americans engage in daily debates regarding the economy. The truth is – the economy has been spiraling for quite some time. As … Continued
Cross-posted from the Food Chain Workers Alliance blog. Call to Action for Oct. 10-17! Celebrate the Launch of the US Food Sovereignty Alliance! Take Action! Emerging out of the US Working Group on the Food Crisis (www.usfoodcrisisgroup.org), the US Food … Continued
Despite the big dreams and even loftier promises of President Obama and his Secretary of Labor, Hilda Solis, little has been done to address unemployment, job safety, and job training- topics of utmost concern to American workers. A steady decline … Continued