Worker's Rights

A Gift of Flexibility For Our Moms

With many women balancing work and family, mothers in particular need workplace flexibility. more »

Labor Law Reform Not Just For Unions

The embattled Employee Free Choice Act, if passed, stands to advance a wide range of progresive goals. more »

English-Only Workplace Rules Challenged In Court

Injury, Death, The American Worker and George Bush

The Bush administration has done much to undermine worker safety. Can Democrats bring it back? more »

When The Class War Goes Local

In Montana, corporate execs and their GOP allies gather to fight "employee-slanted" policies. more »

A Big One Cent Difference

Determined progressives pressured fast-food chains to pass a significant raise on to farm workers. more »

Union Decline Particularly Hard On Latinas

suntimes.com — Latinas earn 52 percent of men's income. Strengthening unions could raise those wages.

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EEOC Set Up To Drown

Celebrities spewing racist drivel get the headlines and the outrage, but largely out of the public eye the Bush administration has been doing something far more damaging to victims more »

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Selling Out to K Street Is 'A Lot of Fun!'

Why the Senate Finance Committee weakened the minimum wage bill. And other sins. more »

Male/Female Wage Gap Remains High