Working In These Times

Oil Striker: “None of us wants to be the next person to lose his life for no good reason”

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Striking Oil Workers Say They’re Fighting Deadly Working Conditions

Rebecca Burns

Germany Just Passed Its First-Ever Minimum Wage Law—And It Covers Interns

Amien Essif

Billionaire Gov. Bruce Rauner Declares War on Illinois State Unions Through Executive Order

David Moberg

Boston University Adjuncts Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize

Kevin Solari

In 3,800-Worker Strike, the Ghost of Tony Mazzocchi Still Haunts Big Oil

Steve Early

Don’t Say He Didn’t Warn You: Ultra-Rich Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner Spells Out Anti-Union Agenda

David Moberg

The Anti-Standardized Testing Movement Claims a Victory in Chicago

Yana Kunichoff

This Chart Shows How Unions Help Redistribute Wealth Throughout American Society

Lillian Osborne

3,800 Oil Workers in Four States Enter Fourth Day of Strike

Kate Aronoff

Robert Reich: The ‘Sharing Economy’? More Like the ‘Share the Crumbs’ Economy

Robert Reich

20,000 Delta Flight Attendants Prepare for ‘Biggest [Union] Drive In the History of the Industry’

Bruce Vail

The Supreme Court Case That Could Decimate American Public Sector Unionism

Moshe Z. Marvit

Whether in Greece or the U.S., It’s Clear: Austerity Doesn’t Work

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

In an Age of Soulless Mass Production, the Artisan Craft Worker Still Lives On

W. Rand Smith

How Tipping Helped Make Sexual Harassment the Norm for Female Servers

Jenny Brown

A Modest Proposal for Public Sector Union Opponents

Jon Shelton

Answering President Obama’s Call, House Introduces Paid Sick Leave Bill for Workers

Kevin Solari