Labor

McGraw Hill Rejects Calls to Stop Charging Its Freelancers a Fee in Order to Get Paid

Labor advocates say the practice is an "outrage," and fear that it will spread.

Hamilton Nolan

Citing Unfair Labor Practices, 1,300 Steelworkers Strike in Five States

United Steelworkers members claim Allegheny Technologies Incorporated is refusing to provide essential bargaining information.

C.M. Lewis

Get the Federal Government to Fund Union Organizing. Now.

The most obvious and brilliant idea to revive organized labor, fast.

Hamilton Nolan

New Hampshire Republicans Are Using Covid to Ram Through Right-to-Work Legislation

Lawmakers in the state have blocked the legislation for years, but a radicalized GOP appears bent on pushing it through.

C.M. Lewis

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