Labor

Here's What Striking Autoworkers Are Fighting For

The Big 3 automakers have made record profits in recent years. Now, union workers are calling for big raises, an end to tiers, a shorter work week and a just transition.

Jeff Schuhrke

Why Did UPS Teamsters Vote Yes on the Deal?

A reporter got an intimate look at how contract discussions played out at one local.

Teddy Ostrow

Autoworkers Aren't Afraid of a Strike

“It's not about protecting the American dream or fighting for the American dream. It's literally like resuscitating it from the dead.”

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

West Virginia University Administrators Just Announced Massive Layoffs. Campus Workers Aren’t Going Down Without a Fight.

The new WVU budget slashes nearly 10% of majors and 7% of all faculty, but campus workers are fighting back.

Maximillian Alvarez

Sara Nelson: Attacks on Abortion Rights Are Attacks on All Workers

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson on abortion rights, building union density, and the sham of “corporate benevolence.”

Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Will the Clean Energy Auto Economy Be Built on Factory Floors Riddled With Toxic Chemicals and Safety Hazards?

Workers at an Ultium Cells plant in Ohio are fighting for fair wages and safety on the job. What happens there could help set the tone for similar joint-venture plants across the country.

Luis Feliz Leon

It's Up to Unions to Make the NLRB Matter

The regulatory climate for unions is good. Will they do anything with it?

Hamilton Nolan

UPS Teamsters Voted to Ratify Their Contract, Ending High-Profile Negotiations and Averting a Strike

The union voted to ratify the contract by 86.3%.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

UPS Teamsters Voted to Ratify Their Contract, Ending High-Profile Negotiations and Averting a Strike

The union voted to ratify the contract by 86.3%.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

Hearing: Don’t Cut Corners with Miners’ Safety

In West Virginia, a push for stronger regulations to fight the new epidemic of black lung afflicting Central Appalachian miners.

Kim Kelly