Labor

The Nurses Who Wouldn’t Come in From the Cold

How holding out for the common good led to the longest strike of 2021

Aparna Gopalan

A Hotline Garment Workers Can Call When They Face Harassment on the Job

When women who sew clothes for famous brands are harassed, there is a new place for them to turn.

Ryan Lenora Brown

Starbucks Keeps Failing at Union-Busting, While Workers Keep Winning

"After being shut out in four union votes this week, Howard Schultz and Starbucks should be embarrassed and should accept reality: Starbucks workers overwhelmingly want a union."

Jake Johnson

The LGBTQ Rights Group That Helped Launder Amazon’s Image

Human Rights Campaign gave Amazon a perfect score on workplace equality—while Amazon was donating to the organization.

Sarah Lazare

Amazon Workers Defied Conventional Wisdom—And Won a Union

The Amazon Labor Union broke many of the traditional rules of labor organizing, while making history.

Luis Feliz Leon

The Incredible, Winding Path of a Working-Class Nurse in Wisconsin

A conversation with long-time artist, activist, and registered nurse Susan Simensky Bietila in Milwaukee.

Maximillian Alvarez

Student Loans are a Burden for Black Educators. Cancel Them.

A conversation with Stacy Davis Gates, the vice president of the Chicago Teachers Union, about why canceling student debt is a labor issue.

Paige Oamek

The Amazon Union Campaign Won By Following the Lead of Workers

Amazon Labor Union shows us an essential ingredient of successful union campaigns: democratic autonomy.

Shaun Richman

How Workers Used Amazon's Captive Audience Meetings Against the Company

Workers flipped the script on the e-commerce giant by turning anti-union tactics into organizing opportunities.

Sarah Lazare

Amid Rolling Blackouts, Energy Workers Fight For Clean Public Power In South Africa

Can South Africa transition from a reliance on coal to clean power while maintaining jobs? The energy workers fighting for a just transition think so.

Casey Williams