Working In These Times

When Unions Back Corporate Mergers, Workers Lose

The UFCW may be contemplating supporting Kroger's mega-merger. That should give every union member a sinking feeling.

Hamilton Nolan

Inside the Fight To Unionize Delta Air Lines

Delta is the last major airline in the US where flight attendants are not unionized. Its workers want to change that.

Maximillian Alvarez

CEO Pay Has Soared by Nearly 1,500% Since 1978, While Workers Have Been Left Behind

As the Fed seeks to cut workers’ wages amid inflation, a new report shows corporate executives have seen a monumental surge in compensation.

Jake Johnson

I Survived the Rig Explosion That Caused the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. This Is What I Saw.

It’s been 12 years since the oil spill caused by British Petroleum devastated the Gulf. A people’s history of this disaster has yet to be told.

Maximillian Alvarez

Why Nurses at This LGBTQ-Affirming Healthcare Provider Threatened to Strike

Workers at Howard Brown Health in Chicago are set to walk out next week after months of stalled negotiations.

Hannah Faris

Teachers and Other Unionists Are Joining Iran’s Gender Justice Uprising

As part of the nationwide protests in Iran, women union members are taking to the streets, saying: “we have nothing to lose but our lives.”

Alborz Ghandehari

One Year Later, Friends and Family of Kroger Employee Driven to Suicide Want Justice

The tragic suicide of Evan Seyfried has been linked to targeted bullying and harassment by coworkers and management at Kroger—his loved ones are still seeking answers and justice.

Maximillian Alvarez

Home Depot Workers Have Filed to Form the First Union at the Retail Behemoth

Home Depot workers tried to get the company to address low pay, lack of training and understaffing. No one listened, so they're unionizing.

Jonah Furman

Why Aren’t Workers at Unions Eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness?

While Biden has taken steps to provide student debt cancellation, union workers are excluded from a key relief program—while workers at anti-labor groups like the Heritage Foundation are covered.

Audrey Winn

Independent Unions Are Great—And Proof of Labor's Broken Institutions

The inspiring wave of independent labor organizing also represents the failure of existing unions.

Hamilton Nolan

“It’s Not Over”: While Biden Touts Rail Deal, Workers Have Yet to Vote—And Many Remain Skeptical

A national rail strike could still be on the table if rank-and-file workers reject the tentative agreement announced by the White House this week.

Jeff Schuhrke

In Minnesota, the Largest Private-Sector Nurses Strike in U.S. History

Protesting understaffing and low pay, Minnesota nurses hit the picket line in a “fight for our very profession.”

Sarah Lahm

The Strike that Started the Red Wave

Ten years ago, Chicago teachers modeled what a militant fight for public education looks like by walking off the job. A decade later, the legacy of social justice unionism continues to animate the U.S. labor movement.

Jackson Potter

“Players Realize Now: They’re Workers”: Why Baseball Minor Leaguers Voted to Unionize

The surge in U.S. labor organizing now includes minor league baseball players, who are agitating for higher pay and better protections on and off the field.

Abe Asher

The Working-Class Loggers Who Saved an Old-Growth Forest

Often cast as villains in the Northwest’s environmental battles, timber workers have a connection to the forest that goes far beyond jobs.

Steven C. Beda

Heat Waves Are Literally Killing UPS Workers

Package deliverers and mail carriers aren’t just suffering from capitalist-induced climate change. They’re also often forced to work in vehicles without air conditioning.

Maximillian Alvarez

This Labor Day, Starbucks Workers Are Hosting Pro-Union “Sip-Ins” Across the U.S.

To commemorate Labor Day, Starbucks workers are planning actions at stores around the country—part of the growing campaign to organize the coffee chain.

Saurav Sarkar

These Starbucks Workers Demanded Fair Pay, Then Were Accused of Kidnapping Their Boss

Workers at a unionized Starbucks store in South Carolina call the allegations “ridiculous” and are continuing to organize for justice on the job.

Saurav Sarkar