Stories by Laura Clawson

Laura Clawson is the Labor editor at Daily Kos Labor, and a contributing editor at Daily Kos.

Milwaukee Makes Five (Cities So Far): Fast Food Workers Strike for Higher Pay and Union Rights

Posted on: May 15, 2013, Source: Daily Kos

This wave of strikes hitting multiple fast food restaurants (and, in some cases, retail stores) in a single city for a day, then showing up in another city, is truly unprecedented.

Court Says Labor Board Can't Make Employers Post Workers' Legal Rights

Posted on: May 9, 2013, Source: Daily Kos

We wouldn't want workers actually knowing their rights...

Thanks to Abstinence Teacher, Elizabeth Smart Felt 'I'm That Chewed Up Piece of Gum'

Posted on: May 7, 2013, Source: Daily Kos

Kidnapped at age 14, Elizabeth Smart now says that abstinence teaching made her feel dirty after she was raped.

2 Teen Girls Kill Themselves After Rape Photos Circulate Online -- This Needs to Stop

Posted on: Apr 14, 2013, Source: Daily Kos

There should not be 2 of this tragic story of rape, bullying, and suicide.

Walmart Wants to Take Exploitation to the Next Level and Have Customers Deliver Orders

Posted on: Mar 29, 2013, Source: DailyKos

There is so much that could go wrong with this idea.

Will New Yorkers Finally Get Paid Sick Leave?

Posted on: Mar 29, 2013, Source: Daily Kos Labor

Why we must keep up the pressure on politicians.

Petty Revenge: Michigan Republicans Slash Higher-Ed Spending in Retaliation for Union Contracts

Posted on: Mar 27, 2013, Source: Daily Kos

15 percent cuts to Wayne State and University of Michigan will hurt students and faculty alike.

Civil Rights Champion Thomas Perez Being Nominated for Labor Secretary

Posted on: Mar 18, 2013, Source: Daily Kos

He will also be a notable progressive voice in a cabinet containing or expected to contain several members less than friendly to workers and worker organizing.