Labor

Why Aren’t Workers at Unions Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness?

While Biden has taken steps to provide student debt cancellation, union workers are excluded from a key relief program—while workers at anti-labor groups like the Heritage Foundation are covered.

Audrey Winn

Independent Unions Are Great—And Proof of Labor's Broken Institutions

The inspiring wave of independent labor organizing also represents the failure of existing unions.

Hamilton Nolan

“It’s Not Over”: While Biden Touts Rail Deal, Workers Have Yet to Vote—And Many Remain Skeptical

A national rail strike could still be on the table if rank-and-file workers reject the tentative agreement announced by the White House this week.

Jeff Schuhrke

In Minnesota, the Largest Private-Sector Nurses Strike in U.S. History

Protesting understaffing and low pay, Minnesota nurses hit the picket line in a “fight for our very profession.”

Sarah Lahm

The Strike that Started the Red Wave

Ten years ago, Chicago teachers modeled what a militant fight for public education looks like by walking off the job. A decade later, the legacy of social justice unionism continues to animate the U.S. labor movement.

Jackson Potter

“Players Realize Now: They’re Workers”: Why Baseball Minor Leaguers Voted to Unionize

The surge in U.S. labor organizing now includes minor league baseball players, who are agitating for higher pay and better protections on and off the field.

Abe Asher

The Working-Class Loggers Who Saved an Old-Growth Forest

Often cast as villains in the Northwest’s environmental battles, timber workers have a connection to the forest that goes far beyond jobs.

Steven C. Beda

Heat Waves Are Literally Killing UPS Workers

Package deliverers and mail carriers aren’t just suffering from capitalist-induced climate change. They’re also often forced to work in vehicles without air conditioning.

Maximillian Alvarez

This Labor Day, Starbucks Workers Are Hosting Pro-Union “Sip-Ins” Across the U.S.

To commemorate Labor Day, Starbucks workers are planning actions at stores around the country—part of the growing campaign to organize the coffee chain.

Saurav Sarkar

These Starbucks Workers Demanded Fair Pay, Then Were Accused of Kidnapping Their Boss

Workers at a unionized Starbucks store in South Carolina call the allegations “ridiculous” and are continuing to organize for justice on the job.

Saurav Sarkar