Wage hour and safety laws
Strong unions and employees’ rights to organize foster a strong middle class, and all workers – union and non-union alike — benefit from high, effectively enforced labor standards.
All work on this topic
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Workers Memorial Day thoughts
April 26, 2013 | | Blog
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$100 billion to Apple shareholders, any to Apple workers?
April 24, 2013 | | Blog
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Striking J-1 students want justice from McDonald’s and U.S. State Department
March 26, 2013 | | Blog
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$45+ billion for Apple shareholders, nothing yet for Apple workers
March 20, 2013 | | Commentary
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For 20-somethings, the no-limits, no-pay job
March 4, 2013 | | Blog
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New Investigation Finds Alarming Conditions at Three Apple Suppliers
February 26, 2013 | | Blog
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Apple’s self-reporting on suppliers’ labor practices shows violations remain common: Mixed results on labor and human rights, no overall progress in health and safety
February 12, 2013 | | Commentary
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Apple’s own data reveal 120,000 supply-chain employees worked excessive hours in November
January 16, 2013 | | Blog
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Don’t be fooled by Apple’s PR: Workers strike against sweatshop conditions
January 11, 2013 | | Blog
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Unpaid internships: Denying opportunities and exploiting young workers
January 10, 2013 | | Blog
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NYT story emphasizes Apple’s positive statements, obscures ongoing labor abuses
January 9, 2013 | | Blog
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French investigative report adds to concerns that conditions faced by iPhone 5 workers remain dire
December 20, 2012 | | Blog
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Delegation of legal experts finds credible accounts of J-1 abuses at Hershey
September 9, 2011 | | Commentary
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Georgia Works doesn’t work
September 7, 2011 | | Blog
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Crain and Crain’s OSHA cost estimates are way off base
August 18, 2011 | | Report
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What’s wrong with ‘right-to-work’: Chamber’s numbers don’t add up
February 28, 2011 | | Report
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Why New Hampshire doesn’t need “Right to work”
February 17, 2011 | | Commentary
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Labor Day by the Numbers
September 3, 2010 |
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Layoffs moderating, but hiring not yet picking up
December 23, 2009 | | Economic snapshot
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Mishel weighs in on White House Middle Class Task Force
November 5, 2009 | | Commentary
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The role of government in hard times
September 29, 2009 | | Commentary
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Workers have less to celebrate this Labor Day
September 4, 2009 | Commentary
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Farewell to a progressive crusader
August 26, 2009 | Commentary
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What minimum wage can’t buy
July 24, 2009 | | Commentary
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Waging inequality
July 22, 2009 | | Commentary
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Fact Sheet for ‘No Holds Barred—The Intensification of Employer Opposition to Organizing’
May 20, 2009 | | Other
