Labor

The Upsurge Podcast: UPS Contract Negotiations Have Begun ... Sort Of.

While CEO Carol Tomé has insisted that the company and the union are "not far apart on the issues," some workers feel that their behavior at the bargaining table paints a different picture.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

Brightly Colored Bandages and Bags of Ice: Meatpacking Workers Say Tyson Foods Makes Them Fight to See the Doctor

The in-house medical care at Tyson Foods allegedly conceals injuries, throwing what it’s like to be a meatpacking worker in the United States into sharp relief.

Luis Feliz Leon

Los Empacadores de Carne Dicen que Tyson Foods los hace Luchar para ir al Doctor

El equipo médico interno en Tyson Foods presuntamente oculta las lesiones, mostrando la difícil realidad de ser empacador de carne en los Estados Unidos.

Luis Feliz Leon

Can Iowa Meatpacking Workers Take on Tyson?

The essential workers who fought for their lives during the pandemic are now fighting for a union.

Luis Feliz Leon

Los Empacadores de Carne Podrán Enfrentarse a Tyson?

Los trabajadores esenciales que lucharon por sus vidas tras la pandemia ahora están luchando por un sindicato.

Luis Feliz Leon

10 Years After the Rana Plaza Collapse, Has Anything Changed?

The deaths of 1,100 workers sparked reforms in Bangladesh’s garment industry. But problems persist, especially for those disabled in the collapse.

Piyas Biswas

An Explosion, Layoffs, and the End of Paper in Jay

When the Androscoggin Mill closed last month, it ended 130 years of paper making in this small, tight-knit town.

Jacob Morrison

This Is How It Spreads

The raw ingredients are finally in place for the labor movement to plant its seeds everywhere.

Hamilton Nolan

Insurance Companies are Destroying New York's Home Care Industry

“Year after year, they’ve been pocketing money meant for home care workers.”

Lily Meyersohn

“We’re Calling Bullshit”: Why Museum Workers Keep Unionizing

In Philadelphia and across the country, the movement to organize cultural workers just keeps growing.

Mindy Isser