The Wisconsin Idea

LaborInterviewPodcast

East Palestine is a Labor Issue

“Norfolk Southern has not kept their promise to the whole community to make it right.”

Maximillian Alvarez

“Abhorrent and Barbarous”: The Crackdown on Campus Gaza Protests Faces Pushback

Progressives in Congress are demanding an end to the brutal police assaults on students protesting the U.S.-backed Israeli war on Gaza.

Jake Johnson

Labor

Bird Union Workers Tell Audubon Union Busting Won't Fly

More than two years into the fight for a new contract, union members say the National Audubon Society appears to be punishing them by withholding better benefits.

Avalon Edwards and Thomas Birmingham

Feature

The Fight to Bring Chicago Home Isn’t Over

A majority of residents didn’t back the measure to fund housing services by taxing the rich—but organizers are already preparing for the next round.

Kari Lydersen

Labor

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson: On May Day, We Recommit to the Long Struggle of the Labor Movement

"We are still fighting for a world in which every person who works for a living can afford to take time off to rest, spend time with their loved ones, and enjoy their lives."

Brandon Johnson

Comics

New Comics: Fascist Zygotes, Electric Hummers and More

LaborViewpointEn Español

Presidente de la UAW: El Primero de Mayo De 2028 Podría Transformar el Movimiento Sindical—y el Mundo

Shawn Fain hace un llamado a los sindicatos de todo el mundo para que alineen las fechas de vencimiento de sus contratos para lograr un impacto masivo.

Shawn Fain

LaborViewpoint

Shawn Fain: May Day 2028 Could Transform the Labor Movement—and the World

The UAW President is calling on unions everywhere to align their contract expiration dates for mass impact.

Shawn Fain

Labor

With Few Workplace Safety Protections, Latino Worker Deaths Are Surging

The statistics are sobering, and it's likely we're still undercounting: Only one-fourth of injuries suffered by Latino workers on small construction jobs are regularly reported, one study found.

Stephen Franklin