Labor

The Largest Private-Sector Strike of the Year Is Headed for Union Victory

After nearly seven weeks on the picket line, Machinists union members will soon vote on a contract that includes everything they’re fighting for.

Jeremy Gantz

The Green New Deal Just Won a Major Union Endorsement. What's Stopping the AFL-CIO?

Union support for the Green New Deal is growing. It's time for America's largest labor federation to get on board.

Mindy Isser

An Injury to Portland Is an Injury to All

Hamilton Nolan

How the Foster Care System Punishes the Poor

Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law

The Former Deadspin People Explain How to Launch a Worker-Owned Media Co-op That Might Succeed

Hamilton Nolan

If “Cancel Culture” Is About Getting Fired, Let’s Cancel At-Will Employment

Moshe Z. Marvit and Shaun Richman

OSHA Is Failing Essential Workers. Why Not Let Them Sue Their Bosses?

Jeff Schuhrke

Child Care Workers Are Now a Mighty Force With a Huge New Union. It Only Took 17 Years.

Hamilton Nolan

California Hospital Workers Strike, Fracturing Pandemic’s Uneasy Labor Peace

Hamilton Nolan

Single Mothers and Their Children Are Taking Over Abandoned Public Buildings

Mindy Isser