Labor

Amazon Says a Worker’s Death Was Not Work-Related. But a 911 Call Appears to Contradict the Company’s Narrative.

A 911 call, obtained through a FOIA, only cites dehydration as the possible cause of the fatal medical emergency.

Sarah Lazare and Jeff Schuhrke

Neoliberalism Has Wreaked Havoc on Canadian Workers. Now, They’re Charting a New Path.

“Labor has not survived unscathed. It is quite scathed.”

Maximillian Alvarez

Canadian Workers Are Saying No to Precarity

Workers at the Canadian Labor Congress came together to share stories and organizing strategies.

Maximillian Alvarez

How Worker Solidarity Propelled a Union Drive at the Country’s Richest University

Earlier this year, a year-long campaign to unionize 6,000 non-tenure-track workers at Harvard finally went public. A model of member-led organizing helped make it possible.

Dusty Christensen

Can the Teamsters Save Amazon From Itself?

Working at Amazon is a nightmare, some workers say. It doesn’t have to be.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

Workers Organize for Better Conditions After Air Quality Plummets

As smoke from Canadian wildfires blanketed much of the East Coast last week and air quality worsened, some workers organized to try and stay safe.

Paige Oamek and Rohan Montgomery

Cop City is Bad News for Working People

Kamau Franklin and Mariah Parker on the fight to stop Cop City in Atlanta.

Maximillian Alvarez

The Unions and Workers Supporting Cop City Protestors

“Cops are the first line of defense for business owners and employers, so I think it makes sense for labor to be opposed to Cop City.”

Sarah Lazare

The War Over No Strike Clauses Has a New Front Line

In Erie, PA, Wabtec workers are poised to fight for the right to strike.

Hamilton Nolan

Norfolk Southern Won't Clean Up Their Mess Unless We Make Them

“Even early on, I knew it would not be safe to go back home.”

Maximillian Alvarez