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‘It’s Elon Versus Everyone’: A Dire Warning From Fired Federal Workers

A discussion with Cat Farman, Jasmine McAllister and Will Munger on the Trump Admin's plans for workers and how we can fight back.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

The Big Bank Plotting to Privatize the Post Office Under Trump

A newly released memo from banking giant Wells Fargo outlines a predatory scheme to dismantle the U.S. postal service: sell off profitable parts, slash union jobs and raise prices by up to 140 percent.

Paul Prescod

Labor

For Labor, Caution Is Fatal

The riskiest course is to stay the course.

Stephen Lerner

LaborViewpoint

The Labor Movement Should Stand Up for Mahmoud Khalil

Unions have a moral imperative to defend against illegal attacks on political speech. That means demanding justice for Mahmoud Khalil.

Jimmy Williams Jr.

LaborPodcast

Resisting Exploitation in the Global Fishing Industry

From China to South Africa, workers are organizing to advance fishers’ rights.

Mel Buer

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“No abran la puerta”: Cómo Chicago está frustrando la campaña de miedo de ICE

Meses de trabajo para conocer sus derechos han hecho que el zar fronterizo de Trump se queje.

Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns

LaborPodcast

Democracy dies, first, in the workplace

A conversation on how the decline of unions and the rise of inequality reveals the urgent need for a revitalized labor movement.

Maximillian Alvarez, Hamilton Nolan and Sara Nelson

LaborViewpoint

The Movement Supporting Public Employees Is Rising

Thousands of workers across the country hit the streets this week to declare their opposition to Trump and Musk who, under the guise of "efficiency," are slashing and burning public services.

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

Care Workers Get a Seat at the Table

Colorado’s Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board offers an experiment in worker power.

Osita Nwanevu

LaborViewpointPolitics

The Democratic Capitulation Point

Hope begins when Democratic Party leadership gives way to the Left. Unions can make it happen.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborViewpoint

Federal Workers Rise up Against Musk, Trump and Drastic Cuts

"These guys are trying to take a torch to the entire concept that we should care about each other as humans.”

Sarah Jaffe

LaborViewpoint

Here are the Ways the Trump Admin Is Already Trampling on Workers’ Rights

Weeks into Trump's second term, one thing is clear: billionaires are being prioritized over working people.

Margaret Poydock

LaborViewpoint

It’s Time for a United Front to Take on Billionaire Rule

The super rich are in command, as Donald Trump and Elon Musk run a rampage on the working class. To stop them, the labor movement needs to lead.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborDispatch

How the Teamsters Tested Amazon

A look back at the organizing power of the holiday-season Amazon strikes.

Luis Feliz Leon

LaborPolitics

Elon Musk's DOGE Targets Labor Department

Ahead of a planned Department of Labor visit by Elon Musk’s government-slashing group, unions launched protests and a lawsuit.

Kim Kelly

Labor

In the Wake of Bourbon Street Attack, the Super Bowl Arrives in New Orleans—and so Does a Major Strike

Nurses at University Medical Center are walking off the job Wednesday and Thursday in a strike designed to maximize impact just ahead of the big game.

Sarah Jaffe

LaborDispatch

“Don’t Open the Door”: How Chicago Is Frustrating ICE’s Campaign of Fear

Months of know-your-rights work has Trump’s border czar complaining.

Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns

LaborViewpoint

Amid Lots of Bad News for Working People, a Win in New Orleans Offers Hope

The Workers' Bill of Rights—supported by more than 80% of voters—is the latest tool to reduce labor exploitation.

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

After Gaza Cease-fire, the Labor Movement Isn’t Done Fighting for Palestinian Freedom

Networks of U.S. union organizers are calling for an end to a system of apartheid in Israel and cessation of all armed conflict in the region.

Jeff Schuhrke

LaborInterview

This Labor Leader Who Nearly Unseated a GOP Senator Wants More Working-Class Candidates to Run

Dan Osborn ran as an independent in Nebraska and came close to ousting a two-term Republican incumbent. He’s not done taking on the billionaire class.

Steve Early

Labor

An Award to Sustain the Growing Labor Movement

Why we’re launching the Labor Organizer of the Year Award.

Alex Han

LaborViewpointElection 2024

The Profits of Fear

Trump’s mass deportation plans are a racist racket with deep roots in U.S. history and law.

Alberto Toscano

LaborViewpoint

“You Have To Shake Up the Status Quo”: Marilyn Sneiderman’s Struggle To Transform Labor

“Marilyn stands out as a leader who not only recruited disruptors but spent a lot of her time and effort trying to figure out how to defend and maintain the space for disruptors.”

Sarah Jaffe

Labor

Julie Su Is Still Optimistic About the Future of Labor

A discussion between Kim Kelly and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su about the accomplishments of her tenure, anti-worker threats on the horizon, and keeping faith in challenging times.

Kim Kelly