Hands Off the UAW

John Nichols : United Auto Workers (UAW)

If he keeps his promises to autoworkers, Obama has the chance to renew the ability of organzed labor to improve the lot of union and non-union workers in the twenty-first century.

Nail That Double Standard to the Mast!

Alexander Cockburn : U.S. Economy

If America loses its domestic auto industry, 5 percent of the workforce may be on the street. Don't workers need a bailout, too?

Cashing Out Detroit

Nicholas von Hoffman : U.S. Economy

Saving jobs by giving automakers large amounts of cash is a very expensive form of trickle-down. What we need is a clear plan about how automakers will use the money.

Slouching Towards Bankruptcy

Marissa Colón-Margolies : U.S. Economy

GM is banking on a merger that may threaten the company and its workers' survival.

Hard Knocks in the Workplace

Eric Schnapper : Supreme Court

The rights of workers get little attention from the court, and employers know they can violate those rights with impunity.

Wal-Mart: Political Bully

American News Project : Unions

Wal-Mart is telling its employees to vote Republican. Isn't that illegal?

Lewis Black in 'No Free Lunch'

Noise Pop Industries : Economics

Comedian Lewis Black (The Daily Show) unleashes a rant against the greed of "Buyout Barons.

Workers Memorial Day

Esther Kaplan : Unions

This week marked Workers Memorial Day, when unions and advocacy organizations held memorials and protests to honor those who have died on the job.

Does the Pope Care About Workers' Rights?

Angela Bonavoglia : Catholicism & Catholics

On his first papal visit to America, will Pope Benedict address the real problems confronting the Catholic Church?

How Green Is Your Collar?

Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello & Brendan Smith : Environment

Labor leaders and environmentalists meet to explore how to make green jobs good jobs for American workers.

Labor's New Deal

Andy Stern : Budget

Where the New Deal once served to rebalance the power between labor and capital, we are now perilously out of balance.

Dueling Over Delphi

David Moberg : Unions

When Delphi declared bankruptcy, cutting workers' wages, pensions and healthcare, auto unions in Indiana drew the line. Now they are prepared to strike or take work-to-rule actions.

Labor Pains

Kim Phillips-Fein : History

Robert Fitch's Solidarity for Sale exposes corruption as the cause of the current crisis in American labor.

Employee Free Choice

George Miller : State of the Union

Pass the Employee Free Choice Act to create more unions, keep workers safe from labor-law violations, preserve middle-class jobs and stabilize the economy.

Barbara Ehrenreich's White Collar Blues

Michael Kazin : Non-Fiction

Barbara Ehrenreich probes a deeper level of white-collar angst: people who lose or quit their corporate jobs and routinely spend months, even years, finding another.

Timid Democrats, Muscular Unions

David Sirota : US Politics & Government

A dozen Democrats are feeling timid about opposing Supreme Court nominee John G. Roberts Jr., while a score of unions and grassroots organizations are showing muscle against CAFTA.

Euroland vs. Dollarland?

Daniel Singer : Europe

Eurolabor is asking what's in the new European Monetary Union for workers.

Labor Splits

: Unions

In the aftermath of the labor split, both sides must get beyond recriminations and hold themselves to common goals.

Look Who's Walking

David Moberg : Unions

David Moberg reports on the union dissidents leaving the AFL-CIO.

Labor Splits Open

David Moberg : Unions

As its July convention approaches, the AFL-CIO is on the brink of a major break-up.

Columbia Unbecoming

Jennifer Washburn : Higher Education

An internal memo urges retaliation against graduate students who want a union.

The Terminator Stumbles

Marc Cooper : California

Arnold Schwarzenegger now holds a markedly weakened hand.

Dreams and Delusions

Jon Wiener : California