Labor

Striking Barista on Starbucks' Endgame: “They Don’t Want Working People to Have a Voice"

Silvia Baldwin, a bargaining delegate for Starbucks Workers United, explains why more than 3,800 baristas are on strike against “the biggest labor law violator in modern history.”

Silvia Baldwin

The Trump Administration Ramps Up Its War On Coal Miners

A planned rule to set new silica exposure limits—and address Appalachia’s ongoing black lung crisis—has been under continued assault. Now, it looks like it's off the table.

Kim Kelly

“There Is a War Against Us”: Worker Leader, Released from ICE Custody, Speaks Out

Willian Giménez González is free, but he worries about thousands of others who were abducted from the Chicago area.

Sarah Lazare

Off the Rails: A Mega-Merger Between Rail Giants Would Be a Disaster for Workers and Communities

Railroad workers warn of devastating consequences if Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific merge.

Maximillian Alvarez

Despite Trump’s Threats, Labor Leaders say They’re Not Going Anywhere

Union leaders David Huerta and Everett Kelley map out unions’ role in the fight against fascism.

Maximillian Alvarez

Graduate Student Workers Find Unity Amid Intense Repression

Amid Trump’s attacks on higher education and academic freedom, labor leaders are fighting back.

Maximillian Alvarez

They Worked Underground in the Uranium Mines. They've Been Surrounded by Death Ever Since.

The uranium industry left a trail of sickness and loss through Navajo territory, yet Trump is pushing for another mining boom.

Sarah Lazare

Visible and Invisible: How ICE Is Terrorizing Chicago’s Working Class

Fear, panic, hiding for days—this is the experience of families under assault by the Trump Administration

Sarah Lazare

Labor Solidarity Defends Against Deportations

In 1978, immigrants won a long fight with U.S. Border Patrol after a raid meant to union-bust.

In These Times Editors

Facing Unprecedented Labor Violations, Starbucks Workers Overwhelmingly Agree to Strike Indefinitely

Unfair wages, chronic understaffing and hundreds of ULPs have led to a Starbucks Workers United super-majority vote to strike.

Maximillian Alvarez