This year, like every year, Amazon workers’ attempts to draw attention to their exploitative conditions were largely drowned out by hundreds of fawning PR press releases thinly disguised as articles…
Don’t be surprised that Margot Robbie backs the SAG-AFTRA strike—she has deep roots in Australia’s labor movement.
By Caitlyn Clark / Labor Notes On June 29, the air quality in Detroit was among the worst in the world. “Outside it smelled like burnt plastic, almost like trash,”…
The Return of Child Labor Is the Latest Sign of American Decline.
At New York’s Queer Liberation March, unions turned out in an unprecedented way, signaling workers’ growing support for the LGBTQ+ community.
By Bernie Sanders / CounterPunch We are living in a moment where corporate America and the 1% have more economic and political power than they have ever had in the…
Two California cases probe who is pocketing those extra fees tacked onto your restaurant tab.
By Kevin Gosztola / The Dissenter A judge for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determined it was unlawful for Starbucks to request records of communications between unionized workers and…
Underpaid app workers are facing more pressure to accept risky clients. That's putting them in danger.
WGA reps say the rise of AI and streaming platforms has decimated working conditions and pay, putting the future of the industry at risk.
Marches from South Korea to Italy called for higher wages and targeted anti-worker policies.
The federal probe revealed that Packers Sanitation Services had children as young as 13 "working with hazardous chemicals and cleaning meat processing equipment including back saws, brisket saws, and head…
Community wealth building initiatives are taking hold in cities across the world, strengthening worker pay, local economies and democracy.
By Eve Ottenberg / CounterPunch One of the first dead giveaways for fascism is animosity toward trade unions. That’s not to say all anti-union businesspeople are fascist, but simply that…
By Vijay Prashad / Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research Democracy has a dream-like character. It sweeps into the world, carried forward by an immense desire by humans to overcome the…
