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The Other Victims of California’s Fires: Workers Inhaling Toxic Fumes
With the death toll now standing at 42 and with some 7,200 structures destroyed, officials are now calling the wildfire in Paradise, CA (dubbed the “Camp... more
By Brooke Anderson
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Voters Overwhelmingly Choose To Raise Wages in Two Red States
On Tuesday, Arkansas voters overwhelmingly approved Issue 5, a ballot measure that will raise the state’s minimum wage from $8.50 to $11 by 2021. The vote is... more
By Michael Arria
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How Labor Helped Bring Down Scott Walker and Bruce Rauner
On Tuesday night, in a strong rebuke to the anti-labor agendas of Wisconsin and Illinois’ Republican governors, voters elected Democrats to lead their states.... more
By Rachel M. Cohen
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Nearly Half a Million U.S. Homes Are About to Become Unaffordable
With millions of working-class Americans already facing a severe housing crisis, the next decade could spell another tremendous shock for the rental market. That's... more
By Tanner Howard
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Chicago Teachers Just Voted 98% to Authorize the First Charter School Strike in U.S. History
On Tuesday, teachers at 15 Chicago charter schools voted 98 percent to authorize a strike as they continue to bargain a contract with Acero Schools, the largest... more
By Rebecca Burns
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The Legacy of Slavery Is Alive in the South as Black Women Workers Face Horrendous Conditions
When Priscilla Smith found herself in Brazil this past May, speaking at an international conference of domestic workers, the distance from her life as a... more
By Eli Day
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Trump’s NLRB Just Quietly Ruled to Make Union Pickets Illegal
An all-Republican panel of President Trump’s National Labor Relation Board (NLRB) recently ruled that janitors in San Francisco violated the law when they... more
By Moshe Z. Marvit
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One Way to Defend Transgender People From Trump’s Attacks? Labor Unions.
A New York Times report this week revealed that the Trump administration’s assault on transgender, non-binary and intersex people has ... more
By Julianne Tveten
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Our Food System Is Built on Exploitation. Now Farmworkers Are Saying “No More.”
For Rosalinda Guillén, everything begins with food—and that means paying close attention to the treatment of workers at the foundation of... more
By Heather Gies
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Unions Can Protect Workers From Deportation. This Coalition of 3.5 Million Is Showing How.
After more than two decades living, working, and building a family in the United States, Cesar Rodriguez feels his life is in limbo. The driver... more
By Heather Gies
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Brazilian Companies Pressure Workers to Vote for a Fascist Presidential Candidate
Just off the interstate highway near the Brazilian city of Florianópolis is a large replica of the Statue of Liberty. Behind it the... more
By Michael Fox
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When Gig Economy and Fast Food Workers Band Together
October’s “Fast Food Shutdown” will be remembered as a pivotal moment in the campaign to organize hospitality and gig economy workers... more
By James F. Kelly
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Thousands of Amazon Delivery Drivers Won’t Be Eligible for the $15 Wage
Amazon’s announcement raising its entry-level wage to $15 an hour for all employees has been lauded as an inspiring example... more
By David Dayen
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The Trucking Industry Is a “Sweatshop on Wheels.” Here’s How Kavanaugh Could Make It Worse.
While the nation was focused on Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious confirmation process, the Supreme Court began hearing arguments in New Prime Inc. v.... more
By Michael Arria
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Trombones on the Picket Line: Lyric Opera Orchestra on Strike For the First Time in 50 Years
On Tuesday, the music stopped for the Lyric Opera of Chicago just as the company began its 64th season. Orchestra members walked out on strike... more
By Amelia Diehl
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Why We Should Take Weight Discrimination Seriously As a Workers’ Rights Issue
Nearly 80 percent of American adults are either clinically overweight or obese. And yet the medical establishment by and large has subscribed to the idea... more
By Bryce Covert
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Kavanaugh Is Terrible on Workers’ Rights—And That’s Anti-Woman, Too
On October 6, the Senate voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh, the Republican federal appellate judge accused by multiple women of sexual assault, to the Supreme Court. more
By Julianne Tveten
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Hyatt Workers Win 4-Week Strike, Hours After Third Coast Audio Festival Refused to Cross Picket Line
Twenty-eight days into the largest hotel strike Chicago has seen in a century, about 1,000 workers with UNITE HERE Local 1 have won a new contract at... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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Soccer Players Are Workers Too. And In Guatemala, They Just Went On Strike.
Across Latin America, soccer is like a religion for many. Each weekend, fans cram into stadiums to cheer on their teams. Eduardo Galeano, the renowned... more
By Jeff Abbott
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