Labor

A Year in the Life of Safeway 1048

America says it respects front line workers. These grocery workers tell a different story.

Hamilton Nolan

The 'Trashman' Who Became an Influencer

Instagram sensation Terrill Haigler reflects on his newfound micro-celebrity and the crucial work of city sanitation departments.

Maximillian Alvarez

At a Major Education Company, Freelancers Must Now Pay a Fee In Order to Get Paid

McGraw Hill is clawing back 2.2% of every invoice, and a worker says it feels like "wage theft."

Hamilton Nolan

Unionize Goldman Sachs

It's not a joke. It's common sense.

Hamilton Nolan

Colectivo Could Soon Become the Largest Unionized Coffee Chain in the U.S.

Workers at the coffee chain are resisting an aggressive union-busting campaign in their fight to organize.

Alice Herman

Democrats Take the First Steps to Make Biden’s Infrastructure Bill a Climate Bill

The newly unveiled BUILD GREEN Infrastructure and Jobs Act would create good-paying union jobs while reducing carbon emissions and upgrading the country's crumbling infrastructure.

Kenny Stancil

Working People Have an Ally at the Department of Labor in Julie Su

President Joe Biden got it right with Su, a principled and practical leader committed to poor working families.

Neidi Dominguez

The Teamsters Hint at a Combative National Project to Organize Amazon

Fearing a threat to more than 100 years of worker gains, "This entire union is focused on dealing with Amazon."

Hamilton Nolan

Danny Glover Sees Centuries of Struggle in the Amazon Union Drive

The famed actor and civil rights activist examines what's at stake for Black workers in Bessemer, Alabama.

Maximillian Alvarez

The Filibuster Is a Labor Issue

The PRO Act will not pass unless we end the filibuster. Those two things are a package deal.

Hamilton Nolan