Labor

One Way to Boost Workers and the Labor Movement? Give Unions Power Over Unemployment Insurance.

A reform from Belgium in the early 1900s would both increase unemployment insurance benefits and decrease the cost of labor organizing. It’s time for the U.S. to embrace it.

Francisco Diez

A Charter School Named For the Author of "Pedagogy of the Oppressed" Is Union Busting

At Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School in Massachusetts, teachers say a hostile administration is trying to crush their union.

Hamilton Nolan

Robert Reich: Blame Chipotle, Not Workers, for the Price of Your Burrito

Republicans claim stimulus payments have forced employers to overcompensate for a labor shortage. But the only shortage is of jobs that pay a living wage.

Robert Reich

The Roots of Today's White Collar Union Wave Are Deeper Than You Think

At UAW Local 2110, Maida Rosenstein has quietly organized the most prestigious group of cultural institutions on the East Coast.

Hamilton Nolan

The Painful History of Injury in the Workplace

In the latest instalment of Working People, author Nate Holdren discusses his new book, 'Injury Impoverished: Workplace Accidents, Capitalism, and Law in the Progressive Era.'

Maximillian Alvarez

The Leadership Struggle In One of California's Most Powerful Unions Just Keeps Getting Weirder

Accusations of cheating, chicanery and violent retaliation dog the SEIU Local 1000 election. The consequences for labor are very real.

Hamilton Nolan

Democrats Don't Grasp That Unions Can Transform the Electorate

Unions are machines for producing people who wouldn't be satisfied with Joe Manchin's obstinance.

Hamilton Nolan

Death and Texas

Ric Ortiz reflects on his work as the chief medical investigator for Nueces County, and the ways it has influenced his worldview.

Jules Taylor

Biden Says He Backs a Just Transition for the Climate Crisis. Advocates Say, “Prove It.”

While the administration has taken some early steps to provide support for energy workers and frontline communities in the transition away from fossil fuels, experts and activists say the crisis demands a more transformative approach.

Rachel M. Cohen

NYC's Delivery Drivers Want Employee Status, and Nothing Less

App-based workers have struggled to secure stronger labor protections. A new state bill could set them back years.

Luis Feliz Leon