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The Washington Post Tried to Penalize a Writer for Criticizing Jeff Bezos. He Fought Back—And Won.
Fredrick Kunkle was upset. A staff writer for the Washington Post’s Metro desk, he noticed Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the owner of his... more
By David Dayen
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#MeToo Hits Fast Food: Why McDonald’s Workers Are Out on a Historic Strike Today
Workers at McDonald’s are set to walk out of work today in ten U.S. cities: Chicago, St. Louis, Durham, Kansas City, Los... more
By Rachel Johnson
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Here’s Why Thousands of Steelworkers Just Voted to Authorize a Strike
U.S. Steel is poised to rake in close to $2 billion in profits this year, and the workers who helped make that happen... more
By Sarah Lahm
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Retrospectives of the Financial Crisis Are Leaving Out the Most Important Part—Its Victims
Because I’m a masochist, I’ve read as many retrospectives as I could about the 10th anniversary of the fateful failure of... more
By David Dayen
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Why Labor Is Holding Its Applause for Michigan’s Latest “Workers’ Rights” Measures
On September 5, the Michigan legislature seemed to take bold steps toward improving working conditions for its constituents: It passed legislation that would guarantee workers the... more
By Bryce Covert
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Thousands of Chicago Workers Are Out On the First Citywide Hotel Strike In Over a Century
In one of the city’s largest work stoppages in years, thousands of unionized hotel workers across downtown Chicago are on strike to win... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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The Prison Strike Is the Modern-Day American Slave Rebellion
On August 21, 1971, George Jackson was shot down during an attempted escape from San Quentin State Prison. Jackson, who had authored the highly-regarded prison memoir... more
By Eli Day
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What Spurred a 98% Strike Vote by LA Teachers? Plutocrats Pushing Charter Schools
Public school teachers in Los Angeles voted overwhelmingly in late August to authorize a strike over stalled contract negotiations, but the issues really energizing the... more
By Bruce Vail
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Why the Left Should Embrace Debt Forgiveness
Barring a major upset in November, proud democratic socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will be heading to Congress in January. Breaking with many Democrats’ cautious triangulation,... more
By Scott Remer
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The Fight Against Racism Starts in the Union
“In your union or workplace, what’s a situation where you’ve observed or experienced racism?” That’s the first... more
By April Sims
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These Faculty Organizing Victories Show Labor Doesn’t Need the Courts On Its Side
At the University of Iowa and Fordham University, two new faculty unions recently won key victories by adopting unconventional strategies adapted from service-sector organizing. In... more
By Daniel Moattar
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The Good and the (Potentially Very) Bad in Trump’s NAFTA Renegotiation
With the United States and Mexico having both signed off on a reworked North American Free Trade Agreement (or whatever President Trump wants to call... more
By David Dayen
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Low Wages And No Stability: How Amazon’s Use of Perma-Temps Is Hurting Workers
Every day at 4:30 a.m., Dwayne Wilson, 25, wakes up to find out whether he’s going to be needed as a forklift driver at... more
By Max Parrott
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Southern Cities Are Passing Paid Sick Leave—But Republicans Won’t Let Them Have It
On August 16, the San Antonio city council voted 9-2 to pass a paid sick leave ordinance that will allow residents to earn an hour of... more
By Bryce Covert
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A Rundown of All the Ways Trump Is Overseeing an All Out, Under-the-Radar Attack on Workers
Amidst headlines about porn stars and bromance with Russian President Vladimir Putin, it can be hard to track the many ways the Trump administration is... more
By Steven Hill
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How to Defend Workers Against Immigration Raids
As the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented immigrants, it’s urgent for worker centers and unions to organize to defend immigrant members. more
By Dan DiMaggio & Pioneer Valley Workers Center Staff
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Meet the Militant Taxi Drivers Union That Just Defeated Uber and Lyft
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance knows how to throw a punch. On August 14, the scrappy but militant 21,000 member union representing taxi and for-hire vehicle... more
By Chris Brooks
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Trump’s NLRB Is Back in Action After Its Ethics Scandal—And It’s Not Good for Workers
The Trump-dominated National Labor Relations Board has been mostly quiet this summer, largely as the result of an ethics scandal that has tainted some of... more
By Bruce Vail
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Voters Just Killed Right to Work in Missouri, Proving Labor Still Has Power Under Janus
After a string of victories across the country in recent years—including this summer’s Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court ruling—the... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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