"Pikk streik on tavaliselt kaotus," märgib tuntud tööajaloolane Nelson Lichtenstein. Ometi kujunes USA ajaloo pikim streik – United Auto Workersi seitse aastat kestnud võitlus Kohleri ​​korporatsiooniga aastatel 1954–1961 – ametiühingule märkimisväärseks võiduks.

Just nendes kunagistes liberaalsetes osariikides on vabariiklased edendanud hämmastavalt töölisklassivastaseid meetmeid ja ettevõtteid toetavaid toetusi – oma rahastajate rõõmuks – ning kehtestanud suuri kärpeid hariduses ja keskkonnakaitses.

While Obama administration spokespeople crowed about the “green shoots” of recovery and orthodox economists declared an end to the recession, this discussion…

Like a photograph slowly developing, recognizable features of the Democratic health care reform plan are finally taking shape. Insurers stand to receive…

When it comes to cutting parasitic bankers out of the student loan business so that more students can be helped and left…

Viimastel aastakümnetel USA-s toimunud tehase sulgemised on Ameerika majanduslikku ja füüsilist maastikku dramaatiliselt ümber kujundanud. Uus seiskamiste laine on…

The reflexively anti-union, low-wage philosophy of rightist Republicans was spelled out clearly in a December 10 Action Alert sent to GOP senators…

America’s health care system further unraveled relentlessly in 2008, with the Wall Street meltdown and economic uncertainty adding to citizens’ anxiety…

More and more, it is becoming clear that the essence of corporate globalization is to use capital’s mobility to evade the…

A proposed “free trade” deal with Colombia, where 2,100 unionists have been assassinated since 1991, sheds light on many unsavory facets of…