Labor

Labor
This Labor Day, Let’s Remember Labor’s Forgotten Fight—Shorter Hours and Control Over Work Time
We’re working more for less. Instead, we should fight to work less for more.
Jamie K. McCallum

Labor
A Brief History of the U.S. Government’s Targeting of Left-Wing Immigrants
Throughout U.S. history, right-wing forces have used the denial of citizenship to restrict political dissent.
Shaun Richman

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

Labor
In California, a “Labor Slate” Aims to Redefine the Relationship Between Unions and Politics
From union jobs to Medicare for All, this new pro-worker slate is pushing a progressive platform—and could become a model for how organized labor approaches elections.
Hamilton Nolan

Labor
The Rank-and-File Push to Get Cops Out of the Labor Movement
Union members speak about why police have no place in the labor movement.
Maximillian Alvarez

Labor
A "Progressive" Vegan Company's Anti-Union Campaign
A conversation with former workers at No Evil Foods, a vegan plant-based meat producer in North Carolina.
Maximillian Alvarez

Labor
Leverage Is Everything
The striking NBA players have inherent power, but so do you.
Hamilton Nolan

Labor
A Direct Legacy of Slavery, Domestic Worker Exploitation Is On the Rise In the U.S.
The pandemic has left already vulnerable workers even more exposed to abuses on the job.
Maurizio Guerrero

Labor
The Failure to Unionize the Tech Industry Will Eat the Labor Movement Alive
The pandemic has made tech stronger, but unions haven't caught up.
Hamilton Nolan

Labor
We Organize Domestic Workers. Here's Why We Decided We Need a Union, Too.
How our union will make our organization stronger.
The NDWA Staff Union Organizing Committee

Labor
A Pricey Private School Says “Quaker Values” Justify Aggressive Campaign to Destroy Its Union
Brooklyn Friends School takes advantage of a Trump labor board ruling.
Hamilton Nolan

Labor
The Return of the Construction Industry Has Brought a Surge of Immigrant Worker Deaths
The rush to keep building through the pandemic has compounded the risks for construction workers.
Maurizio Guerrero

Labor
The Largest Private-Sector Strike of the Year Is Headed for Union Victory
After nearly seven weeks on the picket line, Machinists union members will soon vote on a contract that includes everything they’re fighting for.
Jeremy Gantz

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
An Injury to Portland Is an Injury to All
Hamilton Nolan

Labor
How the Foster Care System Punishes the Poor
Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law

Labor
The Former Deadspin People Explain How to Launch a Worker-Owned Media Co-op That Might Succeed
Hamilton Nolan

Labor
If “Cancel Culture” Is About Getting Fired, Let’s Cancel At-Will Employment
Moshe Z. Marvit and Shaun Richman

Labor
OSHA Is Failing Essential Workers. Why Not Let Them Sue Their Bosses?
Jeff Schuhrke

Labor
Child Care Workers Are Now a Mighty Force With a Huge New Union. It Only Took 17 Years.
Hamilton Nolan

Labor
California Hospital Workers Strike, Fracturing Pandemic’s Uneasy Labor Peace
Hamilton Nolan

Labor
Single Mothers and Their Children Are Taking Over Abandoned Public Buildings
Mindy Isser

Labor
The Post Office Belongs to the Public. Let’s not Give it to Wall Street.
Mark Dimondstein and Richard Koritz

Labor
OSHA Complaints Show the Morbid Dangers Healthcare Workers Face During Covid
Nick Vachon
