Labor

100 Years Ago, Miners Carried Out the Largest Armed Labor Uprising in U.S. History

During the 1921 Battle of Blair Mountain, West Virginia workers fought for their rights in a bloody campaign to unionize the coal mines.

Paul Salstrom and Steven Stoll

Workers of Color at Major Electric Bus Company Allege Widespread Racism on the Job

Employees of New Flyer in California and Alabama say they have faced years of discrimination.

Hamilton Nolan

In the Coal Mines, Workers Are Dying to Make a Living

Mining companies increasingly rely on cheaper contractors who face longer hours and higher risk of accidents.

Kari Lydersen

When the Plant Closed, These Workers Were Left Behind

The shuttering of the Mylan pharmaceutical plant in Morgantown, West Virginia left more than 1,400 people out of work.

Maximillian Alvarez

"One Day Longer": A Miners' Strike Fed By Solidarity

Meet the coal miners who have been on strike for more than five months.

Maximillian Alvarez

The Indy Journalists Who Covered a Massive Coal Miner Strike That Corporate Media Ignored

A conversation with the grassroots journalists who have consistently covered the strike.

Maximillian Alvarez

The Pandemic Made the Divide Between Ruling and Working Class Clearer Than Ever

A conversation with world-renowned economist Richard D. Wolff.

Maximillian Alvarez

At a Massive Union Rally, the Promise of a Better South

Striking mine workers in Alabama bring together the whole wide world.

Hamilton Nolan

The Climate Crisis Is Coming for Undocumented Farmworkers First

Facing deadly heat waves and few protections, undocumented agricultural workers are being pushed to their limit.

Maurizio Guerrero

A Bold Experiment in Working-Class Journalism

Sometimes the most revolutionary thing you can do is listen.

Lauren Schandevel