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LaborPodcast

Rail Workers of the World, Unite!

Railroad workers and union reps from the US, UK, and France discuss the class struggle in their respective countries and how these struggles are connected internationally in this special episode of the ‘Working People’ podcast.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

Peasant Wages for Lordly Feats

Medieval Times performers strike against dismal pay and hazardous conditions.

Emily Janakiram

LaborViewpoint

Unions Safeguard Workers’ Sweat Equity

To protect the time and labor that workers put into in their workplaces, unions help secure investments in infrastructure that sustain jobs for years to come.

Tom Conway

Labor

Wall Street Caused the East Palestine Crisis

Rail companies are trying to turn astronomical 45% profit margins—and no one's stopping them. An interview with railroad worker Matt Weaver.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborInvestigation

She Refused To Take a Drug Test Before Getting a Workplace Injury Treated—And Was Fired

A worker's arm was mangled in a machine. Before treatment, a manager requested a drug test.

Sarah Lazare

Labor

The End of the Warrior Met Strike and the Utter Failure of the Democratic Imagination

The Democratic Party blows its chance in Alabama.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborFeature

Anime Voice Actors Speak Out: It’s Not Kawaii When We Aren’t Paid

The union drive in anime dubbing.

Rohan Montgomery

Labor

Tesla Workers Announced a Union Drive. The Next Day They Were Fired.

More than 30 workers at a Tesla facility in New York were fired after going public with a union campaign. It’s the latest in a long line of alleged labor abuses by CEO Elon Musk.

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

Your Smartphone Has a Human Cost

Cobalt Red examines the tech-fueled "modern-day slavery" in the Congo

Siddharth Kara

LaborCover Story

The Case for Nationalizing the Railroads

Workers say now is the time to do the impossible.

Kari Lydersen

LaborInterview

To Prevent Future Rail Tragedies, We Need to Nationalize the Rail System

“Corporate greed [is] turning railroads into banks to extract billions and billions of dollars from what should be critical infrastructure.”

Sarah Lazare

LaborDispatch

Game Workers Are About To Take On The Biggest Boss Fight Of All

Long hours, stagnant wages: a look at the landslide of union interest across the industry.

Stephen Franklin

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

LaborViewpoint

This Valentine’s Day, Let’s Look to Marxists to Reimagine Love, Romance and Sex

It's not you, it's capitalism.

Sarah Jaffe

LaborPodcast

Where Do Railroad Workers Go from Here?

Four railroad workers discuss Congress’s handling of the rail contract dispute, and how Wall Street’s destruction of the freight rail system is only going to get worse for workers, shippers, and all of us.

Maximillian Alvarez

LaborViewpoint

How to Stop AI From Eating Journalism

Ethical standards can also save a lot of human jobs.

Hamilton Nolan

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.

Teddy Ostrow

Labor

Chicago Grads Want To Turn the City Into a “Powerhouse of Organizing”

The higher ed organizing wave is finally hitting Chicago as Northwestern and UChicago grads look to unionize.

Sara Van Horn

LaborDispatch

Fighting Anti-Abortion Extremists — And The Boss

Workers fighting to unionize and protect reproductive rights face the threat of retaliation.

Stephen Franklin

LaborViewpoint

Stop Cowering Before This Half-Bright Florida Fascist

Ron DeSantis wants to break the unions and make a temporary advantage permanent.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

The Union Membership Rate Has Dropped to a Historic Low. It Doesn't Have to Be This Way.

A new report offers a grim look at that the state of labor nationally, but that's not the whole picture.

C.M. Lewis

Labor

“We Will Not Accept Your Laws and We Will Not Comply With Them”

U.K. workers rise up against Conservatives' attempt to hollow out their right to strike.

Liam Kennedy

Labor

Here’s How Rail Workers Are Fighting On After Biden Blocked a National Strike

Politicians may have headed off their strike, but rail workers haven't stopped organizing for paid sick leave and safe staffing.

Jeff Schuhrke

LaborInterview

The Supreme Court Could Gut the Right to Strike

C.M. Lewis interviews labor researcher Kate Bronfenbrenner about a case that could have widespread implications for unions across the country.

C.M. Lewis