Working In These Times
After Gaza Cease-fire, the Labor Movement Isn’t Done Fighting for Palestinian Freedom
Networks of U.S. union organizers are calling for an end to a system of apartheid in Israel and cessation of all armed conflict in the region.
Jeff Schuhrke
This Labor Leader Who Nearly Unseated a GOP Senator Wants More Working-Class Candidates to Run
Dan Osborn ran as an independent in Nebraska and came close to ousting a two-term Republican incumbent. He’s not done taking on the billionaire class.
Steve Early
An Award to Sustain the Growing Labor Movement
Why we’re launching the Labor Organizer of the Year Award.
Alex Han
The Profits of Fear
Trump’s mass deportation plans are a racist racket with deep roots in U.S. history and law.
Alberto Toscano
“You Have To Shake Up the Status Quo”: Marilyn Sneiderman’s Struggle To Transform Labor
“Marilyn stands out as a leader who not only recruited disruptors but spent a lot of her time and effort trying to figure out how to defend and maintain the space for disruptors.”
Sarah Jaffe
Julie Su Is Still Optimistic About the Future of Labor
A discussion between Kim Kelly and Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su about the accomplishments of her tenure, anti-worker threats on the horizon, and keeping faith in challenging times.
Kim Kelly
SEIU Joins AFL-CIO to 'Unleash a New Era of Worker Power' as Trump 2.0 Looms
"CEOs and billionaires want nothing more than to see workers divided, but we're standing here today with greater solidarity than ever," said AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler.
Jake Johnson
Hospitals Are Desperately Understaffed. Could Co-ops Be an Answer?
Unionized staffing cooperatives like AlliedUP can offer workers not only better pay and benefits, but critical support and a measure ownership over their professional futures.
Osita Nwanevu
Amazon Unleashed Flood of Water on Striking Workers, Say Teamsters
Teamsters requested an investigation of the flood from Amazon's warehouse that swamped a picket line in Queens; they also filed for a restraining order against the NYPD.
Luis Feliz Leon
NYPD Arrests Workers During Historic Amazon Strike
Police cracked down on striking drivers in Queens who blocked deliveries.
Luis Feliz Leon
Grocery Giants Kroger and Albertsons Lose In Blocked Merger
The collapse of the Kroger-Albertsons deal is a historic win for farmers, workers and everyone else.
Jessica Corbett
Sabotage as a Tool of Solidarity
Workplace sabotage has historically been a powerful organizing tactic. Is the time ripe again?
Shaun Richman
Southern Workers Prepare For An Uphill Battle Under Trump
For too long, the labor movement ignored the South. Today, Southern workers are taking on entrenched racism, right-to-work laws and the incoming Trump administration as they organize for their rights.
Stephen Franklin
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 File for First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon
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