Labor

Democracy dies, first, in the workplace

A conversation on how the decline of unions and the rise of inequality reveals the urgent need for a revitalized labor movement.

Maximillian Alvarez, Hamilton Nolan and Sara Nelson

The Movement Supporting Public Employees Is Rising

Thousands of workers across the country hit the streets this week to declare their opposition to Trump and Musk who, under the guise of "efficiency," are slashing and burning public services.

Sarah Jaffe

Care Workers Get a Seat at the Table

Colorado’s Direct Care Workforce Stabilization Board offers an experiment in worker power.

Osita Nwanevu

The Democratic Capitulation Point

Hope begins when Democratic Party leadership gives way to the Left. Unions can make it happen.

Hamilton Nolan

Federal Workers Rise up Against Musk, Trump and Drastic Cuts

"These guys are trying to take a torch to the entire concept that we should care about each other as humans.”

Sarah Jaffe

Here are the Ways the Trump Admin Is Already Trampling on Workers’ Rights

Weeks into Trump's second term, one thing is clear: billionaires are being prioritized over working people.

Margaret Poydock

It’s Time for a United Front to Take on Billionaire Rule

The super rich are in command, as Donald Trump and Elon Musk run a rampage on the working class. To stop them, the labor movement needs to lead.

Luis Feliz Leon

How the Teamsters Tested Amazon

A look back at the organizing power of the holiday-season Amazon strikes.

Luis Feliz Leon

Elon Musk's DOGE Targets Labor Department

Ahead of a planned Department of Labor visit by Elon Musk’s government-slashing group, unions launched protests and a lawsuit.

Kim Kelly

In the Wake of Bourbon Street Attack, the Super Bowl Arrives in New Orleans—and so Does a Major Strike

Nurses at University Medical Center are walking off the job Wednesday and Thursday in a strike designed to maximize impact just ahead of the big game.

Sarah Jaffe