Labor

Hollywood’s Overworked Crews Overwhelmingly Vote to Authorize a Strike

IATSE members discuss how workers in the entertainment industry have been run into the ground—and why they're fighting back.

Maximillian Alvarez

Why Are Major Unions Undermining the Progressive Strategy on Reconciliation?

Labor leaders from the AFL-CIO and AFT are undermining left Democrats in the reconciliation fight. But members are pushing back.

Jeff Schuhrke

The Mind-Blowing Political Potential of a College Football Players Union

A union of college athletes could become one of the strongest progressive institutions in the South.

Hamilton Nolan

Hoffa’s House Divided: The 2021 Teamster Election, Explained

A rank-and-file Teamster describes what's at stake.

Andy Sernatinger

Jennifer Abruzzo, the NLRB's General Counsel, Is Labor's Best Legal Friend

In an interview, Abruzzo discusses independent contractors, penalizing bad employers and what she might do to make good faith bargaining a reality in America.

Hamilton Nolan

“It’s Time to Turn This Tortilla Around”: El Milagro Workers Walk Out, Demanding Fair Treatment

Alleging abusive conditions and staff shortages amid the pandemic, workers at the iconic Chicago tortillería walked off the job—only to to be locked out by management.

Jeff Schuhrke

For Many, the Pandemic Was a Wakeup Call About Exploitative Work

The unemployment expansion showed us what work could be like if it was freely chosen.

Marie Solis

A Landmark Win for Domestic Workers Lurks in the Reconciliation Bill

$190 billion for home care has been folded into reconciliation—toward measures aimed at improving pay and job security for domestic workers.

Maurizio Guerrero and Sarah Lazare

Alabama Amazon Workers May Get Another Crack at a Union

The warehouse workers' fight enters its second round, just when everyone thought it was finished.

Hamilton Nolan

What the Labor Movement Lost With the Passing of Richard Trumka and Stanley Aronowitz

Remembering the legacies of two longtime advocates for the working-class.

Leon Fink