Labor

An Award to Sustain the Growing Labor Movement

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

Alex Han

The Profits of Fear

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

Alberto Toscano

“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

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

SEIU Joins AFL-CIO to 'Unleash a New Era of Worker Power' as Trump 2.0 Looms

"CEOs and billionaires want nothing more than to see workers divided, but we're standing here today with greater solidarity than ever," said AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler.

Jake Johnson

Hospitals Are Desperately Understaffed. Could Co-ops Be an Answer?

Unionized staffing cooperatives like AlliedUP can offer workers not only better pay and benefits, but critical support and a measure ownership over their professional futures.

Osita Nwanevu

Amazon Unleashed Flood of Water on Striking Workers, Say Teamsters

Teamsters requested an investigation of the flood from Amazon's warehouse that swamped a picket line in Queens; they also filed for a restraining order against the NYPD.

Luis Feliz Leon

NYPD Arrests Workers During Historic Amazon Strike

Police cracked down on striking drivers in Queens who blocked deliveries.

Luis Feliz Leon

Grocery Giants Kroger and Albertsons Lose In Blocked Merger

The collapse of the Kroger-Albertsons deal is a historic win for farmers, workers and everyone else.

Jessica Corbett

Sabotage as a Tool of Solidarity

Workplace sabotage has historically been a powerful organizing tactic. Is the time ripe again?

Shaun Richman