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Labor

Working » April 23, 2018

Toiling Over a “Puddle of Blood”: Why These Warehouse Workers Are Standing Up to Abuses

TENNESSEE—Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lent his support to the historic Memphis sanitation workers’ strike. Today, the safe working... more

BY Mica Soellner
  • This Union Nurse and Outspoken Progressive Could Become Iowa’s Next Governor

    Cathy Glasson is running an insurgent campaign on a platform of Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and ending “right to work” laws. more

    By Theo Anderson
  • Nearly 5,000 JetBlue Flight Attendants Just Voted To Unionize, in a Major Win for Airline Labor

    On April 18, nearly 5,000 JetBlue Airways flight attendants voted to form a union, notching a major victory for organized labor. The employees voted 2,661 to 1,387 to join... more

    By Sarah Lahm
  • Rotten and Rat-Infested: The Appalling Food and Healthcare Conditions Facing Inmates in U.S. Prisons

    We rarely see what goes on inside of U.S. prisons, besides the occasional reports of riots, suicides or corruption scandals that trickle out of... more

    By Michelle Chen
  • Puerto Rico’s Major Newspapers Laid Off Reporters Just When the Island Needed Them the Most

    On the morning of Sept. 19, 2017, hours before Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, editors at the newspaper Primera Hora sent Sara (not her real name), one... more

    By Katherine Braden
  • West Virginia Teachers and the Return of Labor Feminism

    Since the 2016 election, Americans have been treated to all varieties of media profiles and literary-safari trips to the heart of coal country—like J... more

    By Rachel Johnson
  • West Virginia Showed How Necessary—And Difficult—Striking Is

    “It was exhilarating and exhausting. You start thinking, ‘Are we going to be out forever?’” more

    By Kate Aronoff
  • Gov. Cuomo Is “Acting Like Breitbart”: Community Groups Fuming After WFP Split

    New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has successfully driven a wedge between the progressive Working Families Party (WFP) and labor unions—and, in the process,... more

    By Kate Aronoff
  • Tesla Workers Say Elon Musk is a Union Buster. The NLRB Just Gave Their Case a Boost.

    Tesla factory workers have been trying for months to win restitution for the company’s alleged union-busting and harassment. Now, a National Labor Relations... more

    By Michael Arria
  • Here’s Why Teachers Are Prepared to Defy Arizona’s Anti-Strike Laws

    Teachers and school support staff in Arizona are gearing up for a possible walkout, saying Republican Gov. Doug Ducey and state legislators are ignoring workers... more

    By Sarah Lahm
  • The Federal Attack on Sex Workers’ Rights Is a Threat to Everyone’s Free Speech

    On March 23, Craigslist decided to do away with personal ads. Last week, Microsoft announced plans to make it illegal to get naked on Skype.... more

    By Carrie Weisman
  • After Loyola’s Cinderella NCAA Run, Faculty Are Out On Strike. Where Is Sister Jean?

    In the wake of the underdog Loyola Ramblers’ Cinderella run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament last month, underdog workers at Chicago'... more

    By Jeff Schuhrke
  • 50 Years On, King’s Fight Against Racism and Poverty Remains Our Fight

    On April 4th, 1968, 50 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated amidst the struggle for workers’ rights in Memphis, Tennessee. After longstanding tensions... more

    By Brittany Alston
  • Farm Workers Are Under Attack For Doing a Job that Other Americans Won’t

    The farm workers were 35-year-old Santo Hilario Garcia and 33-year-old Marcelina Garcia Profecto. One fateful day last week, Garcia came out of his house before 7... more

    By Ruben Navarrette
  • Tariffs Aren’t the Best Way To Protect U.S. Steelworkers. Global Solidarity Is.

    The enthusiasm with which the AFL-CIO and United Steelworkers (USW) greeted Trump’s announcement of a global tariff on steel and aluminum exports raises... more

    By Katy Fox-Hodess
  • A Pro-Union Case for Steel Tariffs

    A great wailing and gnashing of teeth arose across the land after the Trump administration announced its plan to place tariffs of 25 percent on imported... more

    By Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
  • Under Fire from Unions Over MTA Comments, Cynthia Nixon Says She Wants Sacrifices from Billionaires

    Speaking with a local news reporter this week, recently-announced New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, an actress and education activist best known for her role... more

    By Kate Aronoff
  • How Tariffs Are Playing Into Trump’s Xenophobic Agenda

    In early March, President Trump announced steel tariffs as part of a protectionist, anti-China economic strategy. More recently, Trump escalated to target $60 billion of imports... more

    By Tobita Chow
  • The Lesson for Progressives from Daniel Biss’ Illinois Gov. Race Loss: Don’t Alienate Labor

    The dust has settled in Illinois’ gubernatorial primaries, and the two candidates left standing are those with the biggest bank accounts. Billionaire Democrat J... more

    By Miles Kampf-Lassin
  • Can We Have ’90s Roseanne Back, Please?

    We need the old Roseanne’s working-class heroism now more than ever. We're better off with the reruns than the reboot. more

    By Kate Aronoff
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  • This Sheriff Was Booted by DHS for Racism. Now Trump Wants To Enlist Him in Deportations.
  • This Union Nurse and Outspoken Progressive Could Become Iowa’s Next Governor
  • Kim Stanley Robinson Makes the Socialist Case for Space Exploration
  • These Community Activists Won Bail Reform. Now They Have To Force Judges To Comply.
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