LaborElection 2024

The Labor Movement Is Giddy About Tim Walz Becoming Harris’ VP Pick

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has been a strong supporter of unions and workers’ rights. Labor leaders see his elevation as a signal that Democrats are serious about empowering the working class.

Mindy Isser

Labor

In Labor’s Mission to Organize the South, Another Domino Could Soon Fall

Following the UAW's successful campaign at Volkswagen's Tennessee plant, workers at a Mercedes-Benz facility in Alabama will vote this month on whether to join the union. A victory could indicate a sea change for labor’s prospects in the U.S. South.

Mindy Isser

Feature

Public Ownership of Housing Could Be Closer Than You Think

Forget private developers—cities and states could just build their own housing to solve the crisis. In New York, now there’s a bill to do it.

Mindy Isser

ViewpointPalestine

Bernie Sanders Has Finally Called for a Cease-Fire. Sort Of.

Prior to today's letter, the senator had urged for a “humanitarian pause.”

Mindy Isser

LaborPalestine

UAW Endorses Cease-Fire, the Largest U.S. Union to Call for an Immediate End to the Violence

The announcement at a news conference where protesters have been on a hunger strike outside of the White House marks a major development for labor and the larger call for a cease-fire.

Mindy Isser

Labor

UAW Members Ratify Deal with the Big Three

We spoke with autoworkers across the Big Three about how they planned to vote.

Mindy Isser

ViewpointPalestine

The Growing Jewish Resistance to Israel’s War on Palestine

Jewish socialists and progressives in the U.S. are organizing to say that “never again” means never again for anyone.

Mindy Isser

Labor

Workers in the South Aren’t Letting Anti-Labor Laws Stop Them From Organizing

From a recent work action in Durham, North Carolina to union drives at REI and academic institutions, workers are taking important steps to organize the South.

Mindy Isser

Viewpoint

Helen Gym Lost, But Philly’s Progressive Movement Isn’t Going Anywhere

Gym may not have emerged victorious in the mayoral primary, but the labor-left coalition that powered her campaign has emerged as a formidable political force.

Mindy Isser

Labor

“We’re Calling Bullshit”: Why Museum Workers Keep Unionizing

In Philadelphia and across the country, the movement to organize cultural workers just keeps growing.

Mindy Isser

LaborViewpoint

Employers Steal Up to $50 Billion From Workers Every Year. It’s Time to Reclaim It.

A recent victory over wage theft shows what workers everywhere need to claw back their stolen pay—support, resources and enforcement.

Mindy Isser

Labor

Heat Waves Are Putting Teamsters in Danger

UPS workers say the company is not doing enough to protect employees from scorching temperatures.

Mindy Isser

Labor

Workers Say They Breathe Polluted Air at “Green” Insulation Facility

Kingspan employees in Santa Ana, California are demanding improved health protections—and a fair process to organize.

Mindy Isser

Climate

Want to Know How We Can Win a Just Transition? States Hold a Key.

What's next for the worker-led movement to curb climate change.

Mindy Isser

Labor

Building Trades Leader: Any Politician Who Doesn't Back the PRO Act Shouldn't Get Labor's Support

A conversation with Jimmy Williams, the progressive new president of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades.

Mindy Isser

Labor

How to Make the Building Trades Work for Women

From winning maternity leave to organizing against sexual harassment, union tradeswoman are pushing for change.

Mindy Isser

Labor

The Heat Wave Shows Climate Change Is a Workers' Rights Issue

The workers laboring outside in this extraordinary heat are on the front lines of the climate crisis.

Mindy Isser

Labor

They Wanted to Keep Working. ExxonMobil Locked Them Out.

Facing deunionization efforts and the existential threat of climate change, oil refiners in Beaumont, Texas, seek a fair contract.

Mindy Isser

Dispatch

Protesters at Biden Philly HQ Demand Student Debt Relief on Day One

"Biden owes this city," say Philadelphia activists

Mindy Isser

LaborFeature

The Union Members Who Voted for Trump Have to Be Organized—Not Ignored

Unions should be holding more political discussions with their members—and listening closely to their needs.

Mindy Isser

Viewpoint

What Democrats Should Learn From the Spate of Socialist Wins on Election Day

It's not enough to be anti-Trump. Socialists are showing you can win elections by standing for something.

Mindy Isser

LaborClimate

How Unions Can Bridge the Gap Between Climate and Labor Movements

The unionization of environmental organizations is changing the climate justice movement for the better. Here's how.

Mindy Isser

LaborClimate

Why Every Job in the Renewable Energy Industry Must Be a Union Job

We need millions of union jobs that are good for both workers and the climate.

Mindy Isser

LaborClimate

The Green New Deal Just Won a Major Union Endorsement. What's Stopping the AFL-CIO?

Union support for the Green New Deal is growing. It's time for America's largest labor federation to get on board.

Mindy Isser

Labor

Single Mothers and Their Children Are Taking Over Abandoned Public Buildings

Mindy Isser

Labor

How an Old-School Electricians Union Got Behind a Socialist Running on the Green New Deal

Mindy Isser

Labor

Striking Bus Drivers Steer the Way to a Better World

Mindy Isser

Labor

Workers Are Essential, CEOs Are Not

Mindy Isser

Feature

Millions of People Can’t Pay Rent. Here’s How Some Are Organizing.

Tenants and housing groups across the country are calling for a pause on rent and mortgage payments.

Mindy Isser

Labor

Garbage Collectors’ Lives Are Not Disposable

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Labor

What Workers Have Already Won in the Face of Coronavirus

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Feature

Jane McAlevey: We Desperately Need a Mass Strike Against the Billionaire Class

An interview about politics and power.

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Feature

ELIZABETH WARREN, PLEASE ENDORSE BERNIE SANDERS NOW

Time is short. We need you now.

Mindy Isser

Feature

Red-Baiting Won’t Stop Bernie Sanders. The Democratic Debate Shows Why.

Moderators and candidates tried to weaponize democratic socialism to attack the front-runner.

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Labor

A Rank-and-File Teachers’ Movement Takes On Philadelphia’s Toxic Schools

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Labor

Joe Biden Thinks Coal Miners Should Learn to Code. A Real Just Transition Demands Far More.

Mindy Isser

Labor

Climate Activists Can’t Afford to Ignore Labor. A Shuttered Refinery in Philly Shows Why.

Mindy Isser

Culture

The Grooming Gap: What “Looking the Part” Costs Women

If women don’t conform to beauty expectations, they’re paid less.

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Labor

A Low-Carbon Economy Will Be Built By Nannies, Caregivers and House Cleaners

Mindy Isser

Labor

Why I’m Voting No on UAW’s Deal With GM: A “Third-Tier” Worker Speaks

Mindy Isser