Teddy Ostrow is a journalist from Brooklyn covering labor and economics. He is a financial correspondent for Deutsche Welle Business and his work has appeared in The Nation, The New Republic, and elsewhere. Follow him on Twitter @TeddyOstrow.

Labor
SEIU Local 1 Lays off 10 Staffers Amid Allegations That Dues Remain Uncollected
The union, which lost members during Covid, is scaling back at a time when many are calling for big investments in organizing.

Labor
Elon Musk’s Takeover Through The Eyes of Twitter’s Janitors
Three weeks before the holidays, Twitter laid off its custodial staff. We spoke to them on what they saw at HQ.