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It reminds me of the old saying from Paul Wellstone: “If we don’t fight hard enough for the things we stand for, at some point we have to recognize that we don’t really stand for them.”

Nearly 75% of faculty in higher education are precarious workers, more like restaurant and hospitality workers, gig performers, contract healthcare workers, and delivery drivers than the tenured professor.

As a medical student, Dr. Farmer decided to build a clinic in Haiti. It grew into a vast network serving some of the world’s poorest communities.

Workers over the years have complained that pay is too low to cover basic goods, which are often more expensive than in other countries due to weak infrastructure and gang violence.

With the pandemic entering its third year in a country exhausted by a dysfunctional political system, how do we regain a healthy sense of humor to help see us through this mess?

Starbucks, McDonald’s, Chipotle, Amazon – all protect profits by making customers pay more. We need the political courage to say they can and should cover rising costs themselves

Look at all these earthly marvels, the author Dan Saladino implores in his new book; let's not let them perish!

Mexico’s labor law reform went into effect in 2019, requiring unions to hold secret-ballot votes to validate all existing contracts by May 2023. Next week, workers at Tridonex will hold a vote and attempt to get rid of their employer-friendly union.

The topic is emotional. That’s not a bad thing.

Workers at nearly two dozen American art museums have created collective bargaining units in recent years to push for better pay and working conditions.