"Protecting Employees From Corporate Abuse is Part of the Change We Need"
Democratic strategist Paul Begala makes the case for the Employee Free Choice Act
July 2009 Archives
July 31, 2009
July 30, 2009
Happy Birthday, Medicare!
Celebrating 44 years of success
July 31, 2009
The "Health Reform = Euthanasia" Lie: It Sounds Crazy Because It Is Crazy
... and here's the proof
July 29, 2009
Join Us For "Building a 21st Century Economy" at Netroots Nation
CtW Chair Anna Burger will join economist Dean Baker and New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine at NN2009 to discuss fixing the American economy
July 24, 2009
Minimum Wage Goes Up Today; There's Still Plenty of Work to Be Done
Increase will provide help for millions -- but minimum wage still lags far behind inflation, and tipped workers are still waiting for an increase of their own
July 23, 2009
President Obama Speaks on Health Care Reform
"If we do not reform health care, your premiums and out-of-pocket costs will continue to skyrocket. These are the consequences of inaction"
July 21, 2009
Labor Linkage!
Collected stories from around the Web
July 17, 2009
CtW Statement on the Employee Free Choice Act
"We remain optimistic that there will be strong labor law reform this year"
July 16, 2009
The Shipping Point
The American Prospect takes an in-depth look at the struggle of the warehouse workers in California's Inland Empire to restore their chance to achieve the American Dream
Sotomayor Hearings: Day 4
Confirmation hearings for Obama Supreme Court nominee continue
July 15, 2009
Sotomayor Hearings: Day 3
Confirmation hearings for Obama Supreme Court nominee continue
Working In These Times
A new blog from In These Times magazine focuses on providing "independent and incisive" coverage of workers' issues
July 14, 2009
Sotomayor Hearings: Day 2
Confirmation hearings for Obama Supreme Court nominee continue
July 13, 2009
Sotomayor Confirmation Hearings Begin
Obama Supreme Court nominee sits down with the U.S. Senate
July 9, 2009
"All He Needed Was Water"
A farmworker dies needlessly from heat stroke -- and his niece takes up the cause to ensure no one else has to suffer the same fate
July 7, 2009
Senator Al Franken (D-MN)
Final contest of the 2008 election ended today with Franken swearing-in
July 6, 2009
Meet the New Sheriff
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis profiled in the New York Times
July 2, 2009
467,000 More Jobs Lost in June
Latest unemployment numbers show job losses continuing at higher-than-expected rate
Smithfield Workers in Tar Heel Ratify First Union Contract
Five thousand workers in world's largest pork processing plant take a big step closer to achieving the American Dream
July 1, 2009
Training Workers for the Green Jobs of Today and Tomorrow
From coast to coast, LIUNA is helping workers get the skills they need to green America's economy
Restoring the American Dream in the Inland Empire
The Los Angeles Times reports on the growing movement to win economic justice for California's warehouse workers