Labor

Biden Has Abandoned His Covid Worker Safety Pledge

Biden's much-anticipated workplace safety rule excludes most workers—and some in the labor movement are not happy.

Christopher D. Cook

We Need a Big National Strike Fund

More successful strikes help the entire labor movement. We should pay for them together.

Hamilton Nolan

Rideshare Drivers in California Strike for the PRO Act

A conversation with Ahmad Ibrahim Moss, a rideshare driver in San Francisco.

Maximillian Alvarez

As Devastating Plant Shutdown Looms in West Virginia, National Outrage Is Hard to Find

A union set to be wiped out by layoffs says politicians are missing in action.

Hamilton Nolan

We Are Zoomers and We Want the PRO Act

Gen Z and Millennials are facing a bleak economic future. The answer is to massively expand union membership and democratize workplaces.

James Coleman and Nick Gonzalez

Striking Frito Lay Workers Say They Deserve More Than Crumbs

Worker Cheri Renfro speaks out from Topeka, Kansas, where Frito Lay workers have been on strike since July 5.

Maximillian Alvarez

Andrew Cuomo Is Just Another Boss For John Samuelsen to Fight

The Transport Workers Union president discusses turning against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, wrestling the gig economy and why he hates the Twittersphere.

Hamilton Nolan

Striking Alabama Miners Are Done Playing Nice

Hundreds of UMWA miners remain on the picket line at the Warrior Met Coal mine.

No Justice, No Italian Beef: Workers at Portillo’s Food Chain Walk Out on Strike

A group of non-unionized workers at the Chicago-based chain staged a week-long walk out, part of a growing wave of strikes in the area.

Jeff Schuhrke

The Uniquely Dangerous Work of Massage Therapy During a Pandemic

A massage therapist speaks out about the gross and unfair treatment she was forced to endure.

Maximillian Alvarez