Today’s News & Commentary—June 11, 2021
A new survey conducted for the New York Times by the research company Equilar researched trends...
Today’s News & Commentary—June 11, 2021
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The “Dignity of Work,” its Racist Roots, and How it’s Threatening Reform
The “Dignity of Work,” its Racist Roots, and How it’s Threatening Reform
“Dignity of work” rhetoric has long been used to justify conditioning welfare assistance and...
California’s FAST Act: A Promising Move Toward Sectoral Regulation
California’s FAST Act: A Promising Move Toward Sectoral Regulation
In the Clean Slate final report, we argued that a labor law designed to enable workers to build...
Why Universal Basic Income is a Labor Issue
Why Universal Basic Income is a Labor Issue
Most associate the call for Universal Basic Income (UBI) with former presidential candidate...
Fight for Just Cause: Start Local, Force the Impossible
Fight for Just Cause: Start Local, Force the Impossible
In December New York City passed a law granting its 67,000 fast food workers “just cause”...
What Is OIRA and What Can It Do for Workers?
What Is OIRA and What Can It Do for Workers?
In January the Biden administration announced that Sharon Block, formerly of the Harvard Labor...
Judicial Nominations are a Workers’ Rights Issue
Judicial Nominations are a Workers’ Rights Issue
With newfound control of the executive and legislative branches, Democrats are considering a...
Renewing Interest in Interest Arbitration: First Contract Arbitration and the PRO Act
Renewing Interest in Interest Arbitration: First Contract Arbitration and the PRO Act
The reintroduction and passing of the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act in the House...
Ending the Filibuster Needs to be Labor’s Top Priority
Ending the Filibuster Needs to be Labor’s Top Priority
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) act was reintroduced and passed in the House last...
The Republican Party Has Nothing to Offer the Working Class
The Republican Party Has Nothing to Offer the Working Class
Peering into the post-Trump era, an increasing number of figures within the Republican Party...
Backgrounder: AMLO and Mexican Labor Law Reform
Backgrounder: AMLO and Mexican Labor Law Reform
Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, was elected to the Mexican presidency in a...
India’s Farmers Are Fighting for their Economic Survival — and for the Survival of Indian Democracy
India’s Farmers Are Fighting for their Economic Survival — and for the Survival of Indian Democracy
Hundreds of thousands of farmers across India are protesting new agriculture laws that they...