Five-Day Strike by Kaiser Permanente Workers Is About More Than Money
Kaiser employees are calling for a lucrative medical giant that handles care for more than 12 million Americans to let them better prioritize patients.
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.
Teachers and Unions Fight Back as UC Campuses Prepare to Fuel Trump’s Witch Hunt
A coalition of University of California faculty, students, staff, and labor unions is suing the Trump administration.
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.
Meet the Low-Wage 100
At the 100 largest low-wage corporations, CEO pay and stock buybacks have soared since 2019 while median worker pay has lagged behind U.S. inflation.
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.
Trump Doesn’t Like Jobs Numbers, Fires Head of Labor Stats
Economist Dean Baker says Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner is a “five alarm fire.”
‘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.