Labor

Inside the First-Ever Young Worker March on Washington

Federal workers who led the first-ever young workers march on Washington want to see young workers rise up across the U.S. and demand more from their employers and government.

Amie Stager

Five Things the New BLS Union Membership Statistics Don’t Tell You

Union membership is slightly on the rise—but the hope for U.S. labor’s future is far brighter than the numbers alone suggest.

Lane Windham

Terrorized By ICE, Unable to Pay Rent, Minnesotans Are Getting Ready for a Rent Strike

A tenant organizing push in the Twin Cities has support from labor unions representing more than 25,000 workers.

Rebecca Burns and Sarah Lazare

Remembering Kent Wong (1956-2025)

Wong was an educator, organizer and visionary who saw immigrants as the heart of the labor movement—long before the idea had reached the mainstream.

Gregory Mantsios

“ICE Messed With the Wrong Profession”: The Country’s Largest Nurses’ Union Honors Alex Pretti

In the wake of an ICU nurse’s murder by federal agents, National Nurses United has joined calls to abolish ICE.

Maximillian Alvarez

Worker Organizer Abducted By Federal Agents in Minnesota

“It was just eerie to have to get in the car, drive it back to my house, knowing that I don't know when I'm going to be seeing my dad again.”

Sarah Lazare

Trump’s Assault on Immigrants Hurts U.S.-Born Workers, Too

The research is clear: when immigrant workers are targeted, it threatens all workers’ ability to fight for better pay and conditions.

Sarah Lazare

Poll Shows Massive Participation in Minnesota Shutdown Against ICE

One in four Minnesota voters took part in January 23 day of action, or had a loved one who did.

Sarah Lazare, Thomas Birmingham and Ari Bloomekatz

Minneapolis Fights Back: An Episode of The Dig

Host Dan Denvir speaks with Minneapolis organizers about the impact of the January 23, 2026, work stoppage amidst the continued ICE occupation of Minnesota.

Daniel Denvir

The U.S. Workers Who Went on Strike for Gaza

How one UAW local pulled off a mass strike in solidarity with the Gaza protest encampments, and in opposition to the US-Israeli slaughter of Palestinians.

Sarah Lazare