Labor

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

The Labor Movement Just Scored One of Its Biggest Victories in the South This Century

In Georgia, 1,400 workers at a school bus manufacturer voted to join the United Steelworkers, marking a watershed union victory in the region.

Luis Feliz Leon

Rolling Back a Century of Progress, Republicans Are Reviving Child Labor

It might seem unimaginable that we're backsliding into the era of exploiting child labor. But that’s precisely what the GOP appears to be doing.

Sonali Kolhatkar

Southern Workers Are Building a Movement to be Reckoned With

“The South got something to say, workers here have something to say.”

Maximillian Alvarez

Minnesota Just Banned Captive Audience Meetings. Every State Should Follow Suit.

Minnesota just banned captive audience meetings, presumably understanding that it is unreasonable to force working people to attend mandatory meetings at which their boss delivers to them the equivalent of an Ayn Rand book reading.

Hamilton Nolan