Labor
3 Ways Workers’ Rights Are on the Chopping Block Under President Trump
Judging by the first Trump administration, workers and unions are set to face new attacks and a rollback of rights.
Samantha Sanders
Union Leaders Gear Up for the Long Struggle Ahead
The second Trump administration has promised to gut labor protections and endanger undocumented workers. Jimmy Williams of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades discusses the road ahead for organized labor.
Maximillian Alvarez
Whole Foods Workers Win First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon (Updated)
Workers in Philadelphia say they’re tired of being treated like robots.
Kim Kelly
Wall Street Took Over a Vital Sign Language Service—And Started Union Busting
Workers fighting to improve video interpretation services for Deaf people face a huge obstacle: the private equity groups with a stranglehold on the market.
Sarah Lazare
Teachers Union Staff Faced An Unexpected Labor Adversary—The Union That Employs Them
The National Education Association is the largest union in the country—so large that its 350 employees have a union of their own, and had to fight for a fair contract.
Mel Buer
A Rank-And-File Voice: Labor Poet George Fish
An interview with an Indianapolis-based writer, poet, Kroger produce-stocker, and active member of the UFCW Local 700.
Mel Buer
Seven Unions Demand An End to US Military Aid to Israel
As the genocide of Palestinians continues, millions of American workers called for an immediate ceasefire and an end to the US-backed siege of Gaza.
Maximillian Alvarez and Mel Buer
A Microsoft AI Data Center Saps Water From A Small Mexican Town
After decades fighting against water bottling and beer companies, rural communities in Mexico are now also having to compete against Big Tech for water.
Maximillian Alvarez
After Cornell Cracked Down on Pro-Palestinian Activism, its Graduate Student Union Fought Back
Members of Cornell's Graduate Student Union stand in solidarity with Momodou Taal, a Ph.D. candidate and student protestor who was suspended after pressuring the University to divest from Israel.
Maximillian Alvarez
Labor Now Needs to Be an Anti-Fascist Movement
MAGA forces have begun what they believe to be their final offensive against everything on the Left. One way to fight back is for organized labor to become a conscious anti-fascist movement
Bill Fletcher, Jr.
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