California Joins New York in Trying to Fill a Void on Worker Protections
The National Labor Relations Board is unable to meet due to inaction in Washington. The Golden State is pushing an alternative for its workers.
America Is Overdue for a General Strike
Workers have the power to bring the whole economy to a halt. Will they use it?
Federal Workers Declare Five-Alarm Fires at Agencies
The unprecedented public letters from workers at FEMA, NASA, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, and the Centers for Disease Control express outrage…
When Workers Unite, Even Disney Has to Listen
A six-year legal battle ends with a massive payout — and a reminder of what unions can achieve.
Teamsters Rally in NYC After Amazon’s ‘Illegal’ Firing of 150 Unionized Drivers
"Amazon would be nothing without its workers," said one worker. "We're the ones who power their profits. We're the ones who put our health and safety on the line every…
Support for Labor Unions Near Historic High as Trump Trashes Working Class
"Working people want unions and the numbers prove it," says one labor leader. "While billionaires and their yes-men in Congress try to slash wages, gut health care, and silence working…
Defying Back to Work Order, Air Canada Flight Attendants Secure Tentative Agreement
In a bold move with wide implications, the 10,000 striking flight attendants defied the order. They’d voted 99.7 percent to strike earlier this month.
Uncover How Your Employer’s Power Flows
A new book teaches how a team of workers can research their employer and design a strategic campaigns based on what they’ve learned.
Is AI Crippling Our Imaginations?
Leveraged buyouts and stock buybacks have been killing tens of millions of jobs, not AI.
Hulk Hogan and the Unraveling of Worker Solidarity
Pro wrestling’s failed unionization effort – and Hogan’s alleged role in undermining that campaign – is part of a broader story about the erosion of labor’s power since the 1980s.
‘Pay Them What They Deserve’: 1 in 6 Teachers Work a Second Job
Teachers with many years of experience are just as likely to take on extra jobs as those who are just starting out, data shows.
8,000 Indiana Kroger Workers Vote Down Contract a Second Time
Kroger’s offer included a wage increase of just $0.90 over 3 years for starting pay, along with a $200 Kroger gift card that members called “insulting.”
Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread Nationwide
As work stoppages spread, the Teamsters’ president says a waste disposal company is at “war” with sanitation workers.
Why Progressive Democrats Should Welcome, Not Fear, an Independent Populist Party
Many union leaders continue the ritual, pushing union voters toward the Democrats while praying that nearly half their members who vote the other way won’t rebel. It isn’t working.
An Infrastructure for Dignity: Building a Cooperative Economy in Cincinnati
Worker-owned businesses in Ohio are providing good jobs and improving their communities.