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Rebecca Burns
Rebecca Burns is an award-winning investigative reporter whose work has appeared in The Baffler, the Chicago Reader, The Intercept and other outlets. She is a contributing editor at In These Times. Follow her on Twitter @rejburns.
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Please Let’s Never Call Uber “The Future of Work” Ever Again
It was back in 2015 that Obama administration alum David Plouffe, freshly decamped to Silicon Valley, first suggested that the gig economy was “the future of work.” MORE
Working · May 8, 2019
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Chicago’s Charter School Strike Wave Keeps On Winning
Chicago charter teachers are racking up firsts. In December 2018, Chicago saw the first-ever walkout at a charter network in the United States. And on Thursday, teachers employed by two other private operators launched... MORE
Working · May 2, 2019
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Black Workers Say Walmart’s Background Checks Are Racially Discriminatory
When Walmart announced in January that it was “in-sourcing” its Elwood, Illinois, distribution center, workers were cautiously optimistic. MORE
Working · April 25, 2019
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Tax the Hell Out of the Rich, When They’re Alive and When They’re Dead
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders each have plans to massively raise taxes on the wealthy. But there's no need to choose—we should enact them all. MORE
Views · February 8, 2019
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The 8 Most Important Labor Stories of 2018
1. Janus dealt a heavy blow to labor—but public-sector unions didn’t crumble overnight. In June, the Supreme Court issued its long-awaited ruling in Janus v. AFSCME&mdash... MORE
Working · December 20, 2018
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‘We’re One Union’: Why Chicago Teachers Are Out On the First Charter School Strike in the Country
After a grueling day of bargaining on Monday, teachers at Chicago’s Acero charter schools announced shortly after midnight that they were going out on the nation’s first-ever charter strike.... MORE
Working · December 4, 2018
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Chicago Teachers Just Voted 98% to Authorize the First Charter School Strike in U.S. History
On Tuesday, teachers at 15 Chicago charter schools voted 98 percent to authorize a strike as they continue to bargain a contract with Acero Schools, the largest unionized charter network in the city. On Friday,... MORE
Working · October 30, 2018
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How European Workers Coordinated This Month’s Massive Amazon Strike—And What Comes Next
As Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth topped $150 billion last week, making him the richest man in modern history, thousands of Amazon workers across Europe went on strike. MORE
Working · July 25, 2018
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Planned Parenthood’s Union Busting Could Have a Chilling Effect for Workers Everywhere
When Ashley Brink accepted a job at Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains (PPRM) in April 2016, she knew it would mean taking a $3 an hour pay cut. It also entailed relocating from Wichita,... MORE
Working · June 25, 2018
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Rank-and-File Union Members Are Leading Another Massive Strike. This Time It’s AT&T Workers.
Thousands of AT&T employees across the Midwest are entering the sixth day of a rare, rank-and-file-led work stoppage over alleged unfair labor practices. The union representing them, Communications Workers of America ... MORE
Working · June 5, 2018