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Can learning labor history give us hope for the future of unions?
Jobs
Bad managers, burnout, and health fears are causing record numbers of workers to quit the industry for good.
Evalynn Romano, the daughter of custodians, offers clear, achievable solutions to affirm the dignity and health of this largely BIPOC workforce.
“Slow work is an exercise in doing less, and more aspirationally, doing nothing.”
Today’s subminimum wages are a legacy of racist policies that date from the Civil War.
Talks of work-life balance often exclude low-wage women workers of color. Including them means investing in basic policies like equal pay and paid time off.
Domestic care workers have been overlooked in the economy and as political actors for too long.
Movements such as the four-day workweek, right to disconnect, and fair workweek aim to save our sanity and the planet.
5 meditations on what “enough” means, from food to rest to diversity.
It’s time to catch up with the global community in enacting a permanent national paid leave policy and other caregiving supports.
It’s going to require government investment in both women employees and entrepreneurs.
Biden’s infrastructure plans promise not just to boost the economy, but to fundamentally redefine the role of government.
An attempt by thousands of mostly Black workers to unionize at a fulfillment center gives new life to the labor movement.
New federal legislation makes the same mistake a California law did, which cost thousands of jobs.
There’s an easy way for Biden to help restart the U.S. economy, invest in infrastructure, and repair environmental damage: Revive the Civilian Conservation Corps.
History has shown that people-power is one of the best ways to advance rights and win protections, especially when the courts are unreliable.
If signed into law, California's AB-1993 would extend unemployment eligibility to more than 119,000 family caregivers, most of whom are low-income women of color.
In California’s most catastrophic wildfire season yet, an organization is challenging the state to hire firefighters who were previously incarcerated to help meet public safety needs.
It’s all about the incentives and weighing risks: Staying home has to be more attractive than going out.
The pandemic is the gravest crisis for tipped workers and the service sector in U.S. history, but also the greatest opportunity for transformation.
The nation’s only state-owned bank serves as a model for how the U.S. is fighting the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic.
The civil rights icon fiercely advocated for redistributive wealth and social democracy.
Our social safety net and the government’s response so far have been woefully inadequate for addressing a national emergency.
Sustainable examples of a new system are emerging.
Flu infection rates dropped in cities that implemented mandatory paid sick leave.
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