Working In These Times

“If They Strike, We Won’t Cross the Picket Line”: LA Teachers And Service Workers Unite

The school district's service workers announced plans to begin a three-day strike on Tuesday. The teachers union has their back.

Megan Giovannetti and Jasmin Joseph

IT'S OFFICIAL: Reformer Shawn Fain Wins the UAW Presidency, Talks Plans with Steven Greenhouse in Exclusive Interview

“We need to run contract campaigns where we engage the membership and go after their demands. We haven’t done this in my lifetime.”

Steven Greenhouse

A 4-Day Work Week Could Be Closer Than You Think

Both workers and employers prefer a shorter working week, according to results of a major new study. The next step is taking it mainstream.

Anna Coote

“A Fierce Devotion to Working People”: What People Are Saying About Alex Han

Bernie Sanders, Sara Nelson, Linda Sarsour and others on our new executive director.

In These Times Editors

One Way To Protect the Queer Community? Unionize the Nightclubs

Workers at Chicago's Berlin nightclub look to unionize so they "can make people feel welcome, and loved" in a time of homophobic violence.

Lindsay Eanet

Bernie Sanders Is Putting Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz In the Hot Seat Over Union Busting

Under pressure, Schultz will face questioning in front of a congressional committee headed by Bernie Sanders—the latest in a line of billionaire CEOs to be taken to task for anti-labor behavior.

Jeff Schuhrke

“There’s a Real Fight Coming”: Newly Elected UAW Reformer Daniel Vicente on What's Next

After winning his runoff election, Region 9's new director talks about his vision for a militant UAW.

Luis Feliz Leon

The Hard Head and Wild Heart of Barbara Ehrenreich

Revisiting Nickel and Dimed, Dancing in the Streets, and many more of the late author's groundbreaking books.

Sarah Jaffe

Rail Workers of the World, Unite!

Railroad workers and union reps from the US, UK, and France discuss the class struggle in their respective countries and how these struggles are connected internationally in this special episode of the ‘Working People’ podcast.

Maximillian Alvarez

Peasant Wages for Lordly Feats

Medieval Times performers strike against dismal pay and hazardous conditions.

Emily Janakiram

Unions Safeguard Workers’ Sweat Equity

To protect the time and labor that workers put into in their workplaces, unions help secure investments in infrastructure that sustain jobs for years to come.

Tom Conway

Wall Street Caused the East Palestine Crisis

Rail companies are trying to turn astronomical 45% profit margins—and no one's stopping them. An interview with railroad worker Matt Weaver.

Maximillian Alvarez

She Refused To Take a Drug Test Before Getting a Workplace Injury Treated—And Was Fired

A worker's arm was mangled in a machine. Before treatment, a manager requested a drug test.

Sarah Lazare

The End of the Warrior Met Strike and the Utter Failure of the Democratic Imagination

The Democratic Party blows its chance in Alabama.

Hamilton Nolan

Anime Voice Actors Speak Out: It’s Not Kawaii When We Aren’t Paid

The union drive in anime dubbing.

Rohan Montgomery

Tesla Workers Announced a Union Drive. The Next Day They Were Fired.

More than 30 workers at a Tesla facility in New York were fired after going public with a union campaign. It’s the latest in a long line of alleged labor abuses by CEO Elon Musk.

Jeff Schuhrke

Your Smartphone Has a Human Cost

Cobalt Red examines the tech-fueled "modern-day slavery" in the Congo

Siddharth Kara

The Case for Nationalizing the Railroads

Workers say now is the time to do the impossible.

Kari Lydersen