Labor

They Rappel Down Skyscrapers to Clean Windows. And They're Going On Strike.

A conversation with Eric Crone, union steward and window cleaner who works for Columbia Building Services.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

Colectivo Is Now the Largest Unionized Coffee Chain in the U.S.—And More Could Follow

After months of waiting, the NLRB finally ruled that Colectivo workers have won their union.

Alice Herman

Labor

High Rise Window Cleaners, Immune to Fear, Enter Second Week of Strike

Minneapolis workers are fighting for safety standards in a risky industry.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

100 Years Ago, Miners Carried Out the Largest Armed Labor Uprising in U.S. History

During the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain, West Virginia workers fought for their rights in a bloody campaign to unionize the coal mines.

Paul Salstrom and Steven Stoll

Labor

Workers of Color at Major Electric Bus Company Allege Widespread Racism on the Job

Employees of New Flyer in California and Alabama say they have faced years of discrimination.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborFeature

In the Coal Mines, Workers Are Dying to Make a Living

Mining companies increasingly rely on cheaper contractors who face longer hours and higher risk of accidents.

Kari Lydersen

Labor

When the Plant Closed, These Workers Were Left Behind

The shuttering of the Mylan pharmaceutical plant in Morgantown, West Virginia left more than 1,400 people out of work.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

"One Day Longer": A Miners' Strike Fed By Solidarity

Meet the coal miners who have been on strike for more than five months.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

The Indy Journalists Who Covered a Massive Coal Miner Strike That Corporate Media Ignored

A conversation with the grassroots journalists who have consistently covered the strike.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

The Pandemic Made the Divide Between Ruling and Working Class Clearer Than Ever

A conversation with world-renowned economist Richard D. Wolff.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

At a Massive Union Rally, the Promise of a Better South

Striking mine workers in Alabama bring together the whole wide world.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

The Climate Crisis Is Coming for Undocumented Farmworkers First

Facing deadly heat waves and few protections, undocumented agricultural workers are being pushed to their limit.

Maurizio Guerrero

Labor

A Bold Experiment in Working-Class Journalism

Sometimes the most revolutionary thing you can do is listen.

Lauren Schandevel

Labor

Work Doesn't Have to Destroy Your Soul

How worker cooperatives are creating direct democracy on the job.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

Biden Has Abandoned His Covid Worker Safety Pledge

Biden's much-anticipated workplace safety rule excludes most workers—and some in the labor movement are not happy.

Christopher D. Cook

Labor

We Need a Big National Strike Fund

More successful strikes help the entire labor movement. We should pay for them together.

Hamilton Nolan

Labor

Rideshare Drivers in California Strike for the PRO Act

A conversation with Ahmad Ibrahim Moss, a rideshare driver in San Francisco.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

As Devastating Plant Shutdown Looms in West Virginia, National Outrage Is Hard to Find

A union set to be wiped out by layoffs says politicians are missing in action.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborViewpoint

We Are Zoomers and We Want the PRO Act

Gen Z and Millennials are facing a bleak economic future. The answer is to massively expand union membership and democratize workplaces.

James Coleman and Nick Gonzalez

Labor

Striking Frito Lay Workers Say They Deserve More Than Crumbs

Worker Cheri Renfro speaks out from Topeka, Kansas, where Frito Lay workers have been on strike since July 5.

Maximillian Alvarez

Labor

Andrew Cuomo Is Just Another Boss For John Samuelsen to Fight

The Transport Workers Union president discusses turning against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, wrestling the gig economy and why he hates the Twittersphere.

Hamilton Nolan

LaborDispatch

Striking Alabama Miners Are Done Playing Nice

Hundreds of UMWA miners remain on the picket line at the Warrior Met Coal mine.

Labor

No Justice, No Italian Beef: Workers at Portillo’s Food Chain Walk Out on Strike

A group of non-unionized workers at the Chicago-based chain staged a week-long walk out, part of a growing wave of strikes in the area.

Jeff Schuhrke

Labor

The Uniquely Dangerous Work of Massage Therapy During a Pandemic

A massage therapist speaks out about the gross and unfair treatment she was forced to endure.

Maximillian Alvarez