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LaborViewpoint
Why Democratic Socialists Are Taking to the Streets This May Day
The legacy of May Day is a fight for working-class power against the ravages of capitalism. Democratic Socialists of America is organizing to keep that proud tradition alive in 2026.
Will Bloom
LaborViewpoint
Mayday, Mayday, May Day
Friday's emergency signal from the working class
Maya Ragsdale
LaborViewpoint
Why It’s More Important Than Ever To Learn About May Day
A broad coalition is organizing nationwide actions this May Day to support workers’ rights, protect democracy and demand an end to billionaire rule.
Jackson Potter
LaborPodcast
Community Persists for USPS Letter Carriers While Conditions Worsen
USPS mail carriers strive to hold onto community relationships as a contract battle looms for the struggling service.
Maximillian Alvarez
LaborInvestigation
After Decades of Quiet Rumbling, an Epidemic Is Erupting Among California Stoneworkers
The engineered stone industry is worth nearly $30 billion. But the workers at its core are falling sick and dying from an illness called silicosis. Now these workers—most of whom are young immigrants—are suing manufacturers.
Kayla Yup
LaborViewpoint
Voters Trust Union Candidates More—So Unions Should Run Them
A new report shows that candidates with backgrounds in labor unions can win the support of working people. The Democratic Party should take note.
Jake Triola
Labor
Cesar Chavez Revelations Show It’s Time for Truth and Reconciliation in the Labor Movement
Chavez’ once-saintly reputation is forever destroyed, but the union doesn’t have to be. For the sake of farmworkers who deserve better, the UFW should take swift, drastic steps to begin repairing its integrity and regaining its footing.
Ana Avendaño
Labor
Resisting Trumpism Can Revive the U.S. Labor Movement
The array of attacks on democracy and workers’ rights present an opportunity to expand labor’s power—if unions are willing to seize it.
Stephen Lerner and Joseph A. McCartin
LaborFeaturePolitics
More Than A Slogan: Labor's New Gambit to Tax the Rich
Washington State just enacted a historic "millionaire tax"—and as organizers set their sights on state legislatures, more could soon follow suit.
Rebecca Burns
LaborPodcast
The Teamsters Could Be Fearless Again
A rank-and-file-led slate of candidates is challenging O’Brien’s MAGA-happy leadership of one of the country’s biggest unions.
Maximillian Alvarez
LaborPodcast
How NYC Nurses Won After Their Longest Strike in the City’s History
A conversation with a lead organizer and neonatal nurse at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital during the pivotal weeks of the union’s historic 41-day strike.
Maximillian Alvarez
Labor
The Planes Across the Tarmac
At a civilian airport in a progressive city, the machinery of global war meets the question of who controls infrastructure.
Alex Press
LaborInterview
Julie Su Isn’t Done Fighting for Workers’ Rights
Three decades after winning a landmark case to protect Thai workers, Su is reflecting on the lessons she’s learned while looking ahead to how New York City can become a pro-worker capital.
Hamilton Nolan
Labor
The Largest Share Ever of U.S. Workers Now Have Access to Paid Leave
There’s still no federal paid leave policy in the United States, but 14 laws now extend coverage to an estimated 46 million people.
Chabeli Carrazana
LaborPodcast
More Than 31,000 Health Care Workers in California, Hawaii Continue To Strike
A panel of union members call on the health care giant to return to the bargaining table in “good-faith” for contracts.
Maximillian Alvarez
Labor
Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington
Federal workers who led the first-ever young workers march on Washington want to see young workers rise up across the U.S. and demand more from their employers and government.
Amie Stager
Labor
Five Things the New BLS Union Membership Statistics Don’t Tell You
Union membership is slightly on the rise—but the hope for U.S. labor’s future is far brighter than the numbers alone suggest.
Lane Windham
Labor
Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike
A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.
Rebecca Burns and Sarah Lazare
Labor
Remembering Kent Wong (1956-2025)
Wong was an educator, organizer and visionary who saw immigrants as the heart of the labor movement—long before the idea had reached the mainstream.
Gregory Mantsios
LaborPodcast
“ICE Messed With the Wrong Profession”: The Country’s Largest Nurses’ Union Honors Alex Pretti
In the wake of an ICU nurse’s murder by federal agents, National Nurses United has joined calls to abolish ICE.
Maximillian Alvarez
LaborDispatch
Worker Organizer Abducted By Federal Agents in Minnesota
“It was just eerie to have to get in the car, drive it back to my house, knowing that I don't know when I'm going to be seeing my dad again.”
Sarah Lazare
LaborViewpoint
Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Hurts U.S.-Born Workers, Too
The research is clear: when immigrant workers are targeted, it threatens all workers’ ability to fight for better pay and conditions.
Sarah Lazare
Labor
Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE
One in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.
Sarah Lazare, Thomas Birmingham and Ari Bloomekatz
LaborInterview
Minneapolis Fights Back: An Episode of The Dig
Host Dan Denvir speaks with Minneapolis organizers about the impact of the January 23, 2026, work stoppage amidst the continued ICE occupation of Minnesota.
Daniel Denvir
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