Alexandra Bradbury

Jobs, Voting Rights, and Trayvon on Marchers' Minds

In 1963 the AFL-CIO chose the wrong side of history and sat out the original march. This time, a sea of union T-shirts blanketed the National Mall.

Don’t 'Lean' on Me, Hospital Workers Say

Hospitals are adopting Toyota's methods for squeezing more out of each worker. The result? Management by stress—and worse care for patients.

It’s Caregivers vs. Privatizers in New York and New Jersey Hospital Wars

Thousands marched and danced across the Brooklyn Bridge to the strains of a brass band in a jazz funeral for Brooklyn health care. Fierce workers are keeping two threatened hospitals alive.

Private Equity Stalks Hospitals

Workers rushed to a Brooklyn hospital for an emergency rally to keep it "Open for Care"—after administrators began diverting patients away. In New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts, unions are battling shadowy operators with dollar signs in their eyes.

Adjunct Faculty, Now in The Majority, Organize Citywide

Faculty members who work on short-term contracts have launched citywide, cross-college organizing drives in Boston and Pittsburgh. Most teachers and students in higher ed today are working-class.

Postal Service Chases Competition, Tracking Packages and Workers

A new program uses Bluetooth-enabled cell phones to report letter carriers’ progress.

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