Transit Equity: Why Public Transportation Is a Workers' Issue
A bus that doesn't show up at 5:45 AM isn't a transportation problem. It's a wage theft problem.
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Workers & the Economy
Manufacturing, wage inequality, ethical consumerism, and trade policy.
45 articles
Postal Banking: A Financial Lifeline for Working Americans
The United States Postal Service has 33,000 locations spread across the country. That's more than all the bank branches, McDonald's restaurants, and Starbucks stores combined. And 59% of those post offices sit in ZIP codes that have either no bank or only one.
Can Manufacturing Jobs Come Back? What Workers Need to Know
The promise is always the same. A politician stands at a podium, points at a closed factory, and swears those manufacturing jobs are coming back. The president himself said factories would "come roaring back" thanks to tariffs.
Ethical Consumerism and the Labor Movement: A Practical Guide
The original consumer movement wasn't about feeling good at checkout. It was about power: who has it, who doesn't, and how ordinary people buying ordinary things could shift the balance toward workers.
The Complete Guide to Buying Union-Made Products
When you buy union made products, you're directing money toward companies that pay fair wages, provide healthcare, and maintain safe working conditions. When you don't, you're often funding the opposite.
The Most Common Minimum Wage Myths — And What the Data Actually Shows
The federal minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since 2009. Seventeen years. No adjustment for inflation, no adjustment for productivity, no adjustment for the fact that a gallon of milk costs 40% more than it did back then.
Who Belongs to Unions? A Demographic Breakdown
The stereotype is a white guy in a hard hat. It's been the default image in every stock photo, every newspaper illustration, every political ad about organized labor for decades. But the actual union statistics tell a completely different story.
Union Apprenticeship Programs: Building Careers in the Trades
A four-year college degree costs the average American student around $110,000 in tuition and fees. A union apprenticeship costs zero. You get paid from day one, graduate debt-free, and walk out the other side with a credential that employers will fight over.
Worker Democracy: What It Means and Why It Matters
Most people accept a strange contradiction without thinking twice. You live in a democracy. You vote for your representatives, debate public policy, and expect a say in how your community runs. Then you walk into work and surrender all of that.