Labor
‘Equal pay for equal work’: Temp workers struggle in China’s auto sector
August 31, 2018In China, temporary agency workers receive as little as half the pay and none of the benefits enjoyed by their ‘regular’ counterparts, but they are fighting back.
Read moreLabor History on Labor Day: Trump tries to kill OT
August 31, 2018It says something about Trump that his Labor Department has spent the 80th anniversary of the Fair Labor Standards Act trying to weaken it.
Read moreWall Street killed Toys ‘R’ Us, but its workers’ fight continues
August 24, 2018Private equity firms loaded the toy giant with debt and cashed out, leaving 30,000 employees high and dry with no severance.
Read moreGermany: Resisting the Nazis on the shop floor
August 14, 2018Frederik Blauwhof, from Die Linke, looks at the rise of the far right in Germany and the trade union movement's response.
Read moreTrump Justice Dept. immigration judges take on…Trump Justice Dept.
August 10, 2018The National Association of Immigration Judges is challenging the quotas and speed-ups in case processing that the Trump administration has ordered.
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