Unions Dig In to Protect Hard-Fought Health Plans

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Nov 29, 2019 Leaders are skeptical of Medicare for All proposals that don’t make room for their top-notch plans, affecting the Democratic policy debate. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

U.S. Adds a Solid 128,000 Jobs in October, Despite GM Strike

JOSH BOAK and BANI SAPNA / The Associated Press Nov 1, 2019 The sturdy labor market remains a vital source of strength for the economy and makes the Federal Reserve less likely to cut interest rates. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Only 2020 Democrats Who Actually Want to Empower Workers

Finn Collom / OtherWords Sep 2, 2019 In the crowded field, just two candidates have far-reaching proposals to give workers something even more important than a higher minimum wage. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Who Exactly Is the Economy ‘Booming’ For?

Jim Hightower / OtherWords Jun 25, 2019 Ordinary workers now have to work centuries—or even millennia—to make what their CEOs make in a year. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

CEOs Can’t Wait to Replace Workers With Robots

Jim Hightower / May 9, 2019 Corporate bosses are privately gushing about implementing a transformative “AI agenda” across our economy. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

May Day Activists Take to the Streets, in Paris and Beyond (Multimedia)

Truthdig May 1, 2019 As global inequality soars, workers demonstrate in cities across the globe to express their discontent and celebrate labor rights. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Many-Sided, Overlapping Meanings of May Day

Paul Street / Truthdig May 1, 2019 The working-class holiday has Marxist and anarchist industrial-era roots, but the significance of May 1 goes deeper than that. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

As Uber Gets Ready to Turn Public, L.A. Drivers Prepare a Strike

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Mar 24, 2019 After per-mile pay is slashed by 25 percent, a group seeks a livable wage, a cap on the company's commissions and a voice going forward. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Workers Can Still Take the Economy Back From Corporations

Robert Reich / Truthdig Dec 17, 2018 Elizabeth Warren’s proposal, the Accountable Capitalism Act, is a good start at remaking the economic system so it works for all of us. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Happy Labor Day

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Recent Rulings Expose Supreme Court’s Anti-Worker Bias

Bill Blum / The Progressive Aug 8, 2018 There is no question that the Roberts court has made the task of union organizing more difficult. And if Brett Kavanaugh's nomination is confirmed, there is little doubt that difficulties will intensify. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

May Day in Cuba: ‘You’ve Got Strikes and Repression, but Here It’s a Party’

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2018 The average state salary in Cuba is about $31 a month—so what are they celebrating? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )