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Michael Arria
Michael Arria covers labor and social movements. Follow him on Twitter: @michaelarria
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The Democrats’ New Favorite Dog Whistle: Invoking the “Heartland”
Pundits and 2020 hopefuls are using nebulous notions of the Midwest to launder their own prejudice. MORE
Features · August 1, 2019
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American Airlines Mechanics Are Threatening the “Bloodiest, Ugliest Battle” in Labor History
Mechanics at American Airlines are threatening to strike if a new contract isn’t negotiated, and union president John Samuelsen has declared that employees are prepared for the dispute to erupt into ... MORE
Working · May 30, 2019
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Will the Teacher Strike Wave Hit Mississippi?
The Mississippi Association of Educators (MAE), the state affiliate of the National Education Association, has polled educators across the state to gauge interest for potential protests or walkouts. The move comes on the... MORE
Working · April 30, 2019
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The Stop & Shop Strike Is Showing There’s Still Power in a Union
Roughly 31,000 employees of the northeastern grocery chain Stop & Shop have been on strike for nearly a week across more than 240 stores in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island. The workers, represented... MORE
Working · April 16, 2019
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Why Workers at the Biggest Grocery Chain in New England Just Authorized a Strike
On February 24, a union representing more than 8,000 Massachusetts workers at the supermarket chain Stop & Shop overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike. The vote came just one day after the company&rsquo... MORE
Working · March 1, 2019
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Polar Vortex Shows How Incarcerated Workers Are Bearing the Brunt of Extreme Weather
On January 28, an image of Cook County Jail prisoners shoveling snow went viral after it was posted on the La Villita community Facebook page and then shared by... MORE
Working · February 1, 2019
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Federal Employees Are Suing the Trump Administration for Forcing Them to Work for Free
Workers are suing the Trump administration, arguing that it’s illegal to compel federal employees to work with no pay. Filed by the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the lawsuit comes... MORE
Working · January 22, 2019
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In Protest of a Confederate Monument, UNC Teaching Assistants Refuse To File Grades
Almost 80 teaching assistants are on a grade strike at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), refusing to distribute their students’ final marks until the school abandons a proposed plan... MORE
Working · December 10, 2018
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Bernie to Walmart: Pay Your Workers $15 an Hour, or Else
Fresh off a successful campaign to to name and shame Amazon for its low wages, Bernie Sanders is setting his sights on Walmart. Today, the Vermont senator is introducing the “STOP Walmart... MORE
Working · November 15, 2018
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Voters Overwhelmingly Choose To Raise Wages in Two Red States
On Tuesday, Arkansas voters overwhelmingly approved Issue 5, a ballot measure that will raise the state’s minimum wage from $8.50 to $11 by 2021. The vote is expected to raise wages for some 300,000 workers throughout... MORE
Working · November 7, 2018