Working In These Times

“Don’t Open the Door”: How Chicago Is Frustrating ICE’s Campaign of Fear

Months of know-your-rights work has Trump’s border czar complaining.

Sarah Lazare and Rebecca Burns

Amid Lots of Bad News for Working People, a Win in New Orleans Offers Hope

The Workers' Bill of Rights—supported by more than 80% of voters—is the latest tool to reduce labor exploitation.

Sarah Jaffe

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 Win First-Ever Union, Defying Amazon (Updated)

Workers in Philadelphia say they’re tired of being treated like robots.

Kim Kelly