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Angry About Low Pay and Sweltering Heat, These Amazon Warehouse Workers Are Organizing
Thousands of Amazon workers struck on “Prime Day” this week in what was perhaps the largest multinational action to date against the online... more
By Rebecca Burns
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A Quiet Trump Administration Rule Change Could Allow a Federal Union-Busting Spree
The Trump administration has proposed a change in rules governing union membership for federal government workers that could embolden federal agencies to discourage staff from... more
By Heather Gies
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“Bezos, Our Backs Are Tired”: Amazon Workers Strike on Prime Day
On Monday afternoon, in the blistering heat of a 95-degree day, approximately 50 Amazon workers and community supporters rallied outside of a suburban Minnesota Amazon warehouse... more
By Sarah Lahm
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Should HIV-Positive Workers Be Allowed in the Sex Industry? Some Advocates Say Yes.
Individuals who are HIV-positive are not permitted to participate in the adult entertainment industry. That standard is enforced through the Performer Availability Screening... more
By Carrie Weisman
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It’s Not Just About Deportations: Trump Wants To Create a Permanent Underclass
When the President announced in an ominous tweet two weeks ago that mass immigration raids targeting “millions of illegal aliens” around the country... more
By Maximillian Alvarez and William Lopez
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125 Years After the Pullman Uprising, We Could Be on the Verge of Another Sympathy Strike Wave
Roaming the sleepy streets of Pullman on Chicago’s Southeast Side, it’s difficult to imagine a time when it was the chaotic... more
By Ryan Smith
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Meet the Woman Who’s Fought Racism in the Mississippi Delta for 54 Years
The days of racist policymaking are far from over. But where the state has refused to invest in Black communities, We2gether Creating Change is filling the gap. more
By Eli Day
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Yes, the UAW Lost Again in Chattanooga. But a Rank-and-File Movement Could Win.
It was a bad sign. On the day voting began at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, the shift change suddenly turned blue. Throngs of... more
By Chris Brooks
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“Hardhats vs. Hippies”: How the Media Misrepresents the Debate Over the Green New Deal
A recent Politico article about the Green New Deal resolution put forward in February by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey ... more
By Michelle Chen
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The Trump Administration’s War on Federal Workers
Claiming 700,000 members in the United States and overseas, the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) stands as the nation’s largest federal and D... more
By Sarah Lahm
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How Unions and Climate Organizers Learned To Work Together in New York
Several years before Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) elevated the climate, jobs and justice framework to the national level, a coalition of labor, environmental... more
By Rachel M. Cohen
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Forget Sex Strikes—We Need a Real Strike for Abortion Rights
Abortion is becoming illegal again. The best way to fight against these restrictive laws is mass mobilizations and strikes—not sex strikes, but strikes... more
By Tatiana Cozzarelli
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American Airlines Mechanics Are Threatening the “Bloodiest, Ugliest Battle” in Labor History
Mechanics at American Airlines are threatening to strike if a new contract isn’t negotiated, and union president John Samuelsen has declared that employees... more
By Michael Arria
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Trump’s Trade War with China Benefits Big Corporations—Not Ordinary Workers
Some events give extraordinary insights into the biases of the economics profession. The trade war with China clearly fit the bill. more
By Dean Baker
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Sara Nelson: Democratic Socialists and Labor Share the Same Goal
This article was first posted by Jacobin. Sara Nelson in her own words on building a fighting labor movement, the proud history... more
By Sara Nelson
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Public-Private Partnerships Will Never Solve America’s Infrastructure Crisis
Another “Infrastructure Week” has come and gone without federal action on the nation’s aging roads, water systems, airports and other public... more
By Jeremy Mohler
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Dockworkers Show Us How Unions Can Be a Powerful Force Against Racism
This article is adapted from Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area. Used with the permission of... more
By Peter Cole
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Scabby the Rat Is Under Attack—And Needs Our Help
The Trump era presents unions with a range of new threats to their survival, including the 2018 Janus Supreme Court decision revoking the right... more
By Hannah Steinkopf-Frank
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We Talked with the New Hampshire Family in Andrew Yang’s Universal Basic Income Experiment
The $1,000/month from Yang has changed the Fassis' lives in small ways—and kindled their imaginations. more
By Andrew Schwartz
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