In the News Archive
Paying the “Price” for New HHS Secretary
Older Americans are particularly vulnerable now that the Senate has confirmed Tom Price as the next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
March, Then Organize for the Next Four Years
If you marched on January 21st, make sure that you talk to your family and neighbors and start building a groundswell. Carry a sign on Saturday, but organize and mobilize on Monday. We need more than catharsis; we need community action.
Dr. King, Labor Leader
As we honor what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 88th birthday, let us remember his commitment to advancing both racial and economic justice.
Public Service Workers Making the Holidays Happen
The holidays are a time for celebration, a time to let yourself eat a little more than usual, and a time for family. But it’s also a time to take stock.
The New Labor Movement: Solidarity Without Conformity
The modernized labor movement will be a more muscular labor movement, with energy and activism unleashed from the bottom up, acting as a more powerful force on behalf of its members and all working people.
At Their Best When Things Are At Their Worst
Public service workers were the heroes of the most terrifying, catastrophic day in American history.
Congress Should Respect Our Great Nation of Immigrants
What our nation needs is for Congress to do its job and pass a bill. Only comprehensive immigration reform approved by Congress and signed by the President can permanently fix our nation's immigration system.
We Demand a Shot at the American Dream
On Election Day, the American people have an answer for politicians who say we do not deserve better: You are utterly wrong.
When Trust Turns to Rust in the Motor City
In Rick Snyder's Michigan, there's no money to make good on the pensions seniors in Detroit worked a lifetime to earn, but there's always a few hundred million available for a billionaire who wants an extravagant new sports arena.
(Extra)Ordinary People
It will be the resolve and fortitude of millions of “ordinary” Americans as they organize and mobilize together in workplaces, churches, schools and communities that reveal our true greatness.