After the Shutdown, the Lowest Paid Workers Still Won’t Get Back Pay

Ilana Novick Jan 29, 2019 Over half a million contractors, including janitors and cooks, have no recourse. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truck Hits ‘Fight for 15’ Protesters in Flint

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Oct 2, 2018 Workers in Michigan fighting for a living wage and the right to strike walked off their jobs Tuesday morning. Nine people were injured in the incident, which police say appears accidental. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Is Wrong About Social Movements and Activists

By Wade Rathke / Chief Organizer Apr 25, 2016 As Obama must know, the role of social movements and many activists is to "speak truth to power,” to chant “more, more, more,” and not to stop until the job is done. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Happy Independence Day From the Supreme Court: Unions and Women Lose, Koch Brothers Win

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 1, 2014 The court's latest decisions handed long-sought political victories to some of the most extreme elements of the American right. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Year of the Low-Wage Worker

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 4, 2014 In 2014, legislation and labor actions could narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chicago Waking Up!

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 29, 2013 The people of Chicago are learning how to disturb, embarrass and block the ambitions of socially destructive politicians and corporate executives, Rick Perlstein of The Nation magazine reports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Inside the Liberal Conspiracy to Save the Republic

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 10, 2013 Mother Jones profiles a growing coalition of environmental, labor and civil rights groups, including Greenpeace and the NAACP, that began meeting off the record in December to try to figure out "what to do to beat back the deep-pocketed conservative movement." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Right’s Boon in Knox v. SEIU

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 11, 2012 On the surface, the case of Knox v. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lacks blockbuster appeal. But in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, it has the potential to further rig the playing field in favor of big business and the right wing.In the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, this case has the potential to further rig the playing field in favor of big business and the right wing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

‘Democracy Now’: OWS Day of Action Special

Staff / Truthdig Nov 19, 2011 We just couldn't choose from among the array of clips our friends at "Democracy Now!" sent along from Friday's special broadcast about the OWS Day of Action activities around the country Thursday. So, we figured we'd just post the whole thing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Unions Punish Lincoln in Arkansas

Staff / Truthdig May 19, 2010 Sen Blanche Lincoln helped sink the proposed Employee Free Choice Act, which would have made labor organizing much easier Now the Democrat is headed to a primary runoff against Arkansas Lt Gov Bill Halter (above), thanks in part to a massive multimillion-dollar campaign effort by the AFL-CIO and the SEIU (continued). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

SEIU President to Step Down

Staff / Truthdig Apr 13, 2010 After 14 years of leading the Service Employees International Union through some major changes and growth spurts, and after months of courting unfriendly fire from right-wing ranks by paying frequent visits to the White House, SEIU President Andy Stern is preparing to step down from his powerful post. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Calamity in the Making

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Feb 23, 2010 A major reason for enacting health reform is the fate of elderly and disabled patients—especially the indigent—in nursing homes and assisted-care facilities Nobody is affected more by the confluence of the health care stalemate and the recession than these patients. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )