Sign in Subscribe

Rural Living

The Gut Punch: August 1981 and the Long Fall of America's Unions and Middle Class

The Gut Punch: August 1981 and the Long Fall of America's Unions and Middle Class

“The labor movement did not diminish the strength of the nation but enlarged it by raising the living standards of millions.” — Martin Luther King Jr., AFL-CIO Convention, 1961

Virginia Loves Winning “Best State for Business.” Good. But Maybe It’s Time We Started Trying Just as Hard to Become the Best State to Be a Worker.

Virginia Loves Winning “Best State for Business.” Good. But Maybe It’s Time We Started Trying Just as Hard to Become the Best State to Be a Worker.

But wouldn't it be something if governors started competing for another title, too? Not just the best state to locate a business. The Best State to Be a Worker.

Two Stories Worth Your Time This Week

Two Stories Worth Your Time This Week

This week at Pickup Trucks & Progress, we’ve been looking at two things that have a whole lot more in common than you might think: who controls the information we see, and who gets a fair shot at a good job.

Workers’ Rights & Democracy Hub: Union Apprenticeships, Good Jobs and #WorkBootsBuiltAmerica

Workers’ Rights & Democracy Hub: Union Apprenticeships, Good Jobs and #WorkBootsBuiltAmerica

The Hub introduces young people to union apprenticeship programs and skilled trades while also teaching something disappearing from too many classrooms: labor and civil rights history.

The Power of the Ping 2.0: What Social Media Is Doing to Rural America’s Children

The Power of the Ping 2.0: What Social Media Is Doing to Rural America’s Children

Recent research has found that more than 70 percent of rural counties had no practicing youth behavioral-health clinician.

Rural Small-Town America Knows How to REALLY Do Some Things!

Rural Small-Town America Knows How to REALLY Do Some Things!

Rural Small-Town America Knows How to REALLY Do Some Things!

Remembering Union History

Remembering Union History

Many unions in our area fought tooth and nail to provide better wages and working conditions for the working-class citizens trying to make a living and provide for their families.