Labor

West Virginia University Administrators Just Announced Massive Layoffs. Campus Workers Aren’t Going Down Without a Fight.

The new WVU budget slashes nearly 10% of majors and 7% of all faculty, but campus workers are fighting back.

Maximillian Alvarez

Sara Nelson: Attacks on Abortion Rights Are Attacks on All Workers

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA President Sara Nelson on abortion rights, building union density, and the sham of “corporate benevolence”.

Natascha Elena Uhlmann

Will the Clean Energy Auto Economy Be Built on Factory Floors Riddled With Toxic Chemicals and Safety Hazards?

Workers at an Ultium Cells plant in Ohio are fighting for fair wages and safety on the job. What happens there could help set the tone for similar joint-venture plants across the country.

Luis Feliz Leon

It's Up to Unions to Make the NLRB Matter

The regulatory climate for unions is good. Will they do anything with it?

Hamilton Nolan

UPS Teamsters Voted to Ratify Their Contract, Ending High-Profile Negotiations and Averting a Strike

The union voted to ratify the contract by 86.3%.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

UPS Teamsters Voted to Ratify Their Contract, Ending High-Profile Negotiations and Averting a Strike

The union voted to ratify the contract by 86.3%.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

Hearing: Don’t Cut Corners with Miners’ Safety

In West Virginia, a push for stronger regulations to fight the new epidemic of black lung afflicting Central Appalachian miners.

Kim Kelly

Workers at a Chicago Safety-Net Hospital Went on Strike. They Just Won Across-the-Board Raises.

At Loretto hospital, around 200 hospital workers went on strike for over a week demanding better pay. Their new contract includes an average raise of 14.5% over three years.

Jeff Schuhrke

UPS Teamsters Across the Nation Are Voting on the Tentative Agreement

Worker organizing at UPS reaped significant concessions from the company. Now, they'll need to decide whether or not to ratify the contract.

Teddy Ostrow and Ruby Walsh

In a Summer of Record Heat, These Striking Workers Are Making Climate Demands

Pennsylvania workers represented by United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America have been on strike since late June. They're fighting for a green overhaul of the rail industry.

Sarah Lazare