working conditions

Needed: A shorter work week

December 17, 2018 By Beatrice Lumpkin

Productivity is higher than ever thanks to technology...so why are we all still working so much?

McDonald’s workers walk off the job in strike against sexual harassment

September 19, 2018 By Al Neal

"We were never prepared for this and shouldn’t have to experience it in the first place."

Chicago water plant injuries just days before Labor Day

August 31, 2018 By Roberta Wood

This Labor Day weekend, let’s honor workers and their families by re-asserting the importance of preserving and enforcing health and safety.

Labor expert Liu Cheng tour: Bringing Chinese and U.S. workers together

August 22, 2018 By Donald Donato

According to Prof. Liu Cheng, the struggles of working people in the U.S. and China share many similarities. Both are up against “free market fundamentalism.”

What was the life of this guest worker worth?

August 17, 2018 By David Bacon

While Washington state agencies reduce farmworker pay and find employers faultless for a death in the fields, Trump and congressional Republicans back proposals to turn farmworking into permanent indentured servitude.