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In this ambitious sequel to Empireland, the journalist travels far and wide to examine the legacy of British imperialism, piecing together an important rebuttal of revisionist narratives

AFL-CIO's latest roundup of worker wins includes numerous examples of working people organizing, bargaining and mobilizing for a better life.

The rule would have required employers to pay overtime premiums to salaried workers who earn less than $1,128 per week, or about $58,600 per year, when they work more than 40 hours in a week.

Watching Errol Morris‘s urgent documentary on Family Separation will raise your blood pressure considerably as it questions: How is it that we forgot about this shocking inhumanity so quickly?

Donald Trump will do his best to undermine unions. But the labor movement still has momentum on its side and numerous opportunities to seize. Trump’s presidency has to be a time for labor action, not despair.

Egg prices were up 28% in last month’s price report.Typically, when the price of something rises by as much as eggs have this past year, people will buy less of it.That’s not the case with eggs. Demand for eggs is relatively inelastic.

This pendulum swing from the sort of diversity-focused art that dominated pop culture during the Obama years to what we’re seeing now is hardly unprecedented.

Amazon workers at a warehouse in Alabama should get a third opportunity to vote on unionizing, a federal labor judge has ruled.

A review of Blue Collar Empire:The Untold Story of US Labor’s Global Anti-Communist Crusade by Jeff Schurhke.

“The administration coming into this country has made no secret about its feelings on unions. Together as book workers we have the collective ability and strength to fight back." - Daniela Franceschetti, Book Seller