Labor

“Don’t Open the Door”: How Chicago Is Frustrating ICE’s Campaign of Fear

Months of know-your-rights work has Trump’s border czar complaining.

Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns

Amid Lots of Bad News for Working People, a Win in New Orleans Offers Hope

The Workers' Bill of Rights—supported by more than 80% of voters—is the latest tool to reduce labor exploitation.

Sarah Jaffe

After Gaza Cease-fire, the Labor Movement Isn’t Done Fighting for Palestinian Freedom

Networks of U.S. union organizers are calling for an end to a system of apartheid in Israel and cessation of all armed conflict in the region.

Jeff Schuhrke

This Labor Leader Who Nearly Unseated a GOP Senator Wants More Working-Class Candidates to Run

Dan Osborn ran as an independent in Nebraska and came close to ousting a two-term Republican incumbent. He’s not done taking on the billionaire class.

Steve Early

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