1 in 10 US Workers Belong to Unions — A Share That’s Stabilized After a Steep Decline
By Jake Rosenfeld / The Conversation The share of U.S. workers who belong to a union fell slightly to 10% in 2023, from 10.1% a year earlier, according to the…
Food Insecurity in Prison Makes People Like Me Vulnerable to Labor Exploitation
The inadequacy of prison food exposes us to forced labor and sexual abuse in our desperation for adequate nutrition.
In 2023, Organized Labor Became Core to the Climate Movement
In the clean energy transition, labor unions and the climate movement are finding that they're stronger together.
Milei’s Shock Therapy and the Workers’ Response
Milei’s right-wing government has launched an all-out attack on workers’ rights and an economic program tailored to business’ interests. A tumultuous period of class struggle lies ahead, for which the…
Big Contract Battles Ahead for Unions in 2024
By Dan DiMaggio / Labor Notes Major contract fights in 2023 at UPS, the Big 3 automakers, and Hollywood studios set the tone for next year’s contract campaigns. Impressive gains…
Education Doesn’t Solve the Pay Gap. Experts Say They’re Not Surprised.
The gap exists across industries but is bigger in higher-paying fields, leading to more calls for policies that aid women in the workforce.
The Year of the Youth
Over the last year, we’ve seen an extraordinary surge in student organizing around LGBTQ rights, climate change, labor, Palestine, and more.
10 Victories for the Working Class in 2023
From the picket lines to state houses to the White House, champions in the fight against inequality landed huge wins.
Kaiser Workers Win Big After Largest Healthcare Strike in US History
After mobilizing over 75,000 workers in a three-day strike this October, the Coalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions won a new contract for hundreds of healthcare facilities around the country.
Next on United Auto Workers’ To-Do List: Adding More Members Who Currently at Nonunion Factories to Its Ranks
By Marick Masters, Wayne State University and Raymond Gibney Jr., Penn State University / The Conversation Having negotiated “record contracts” with the Big Three – and seen the bulk of…
‘A Historic Agreement’: UAW Reaches Tentative Deal With Stellantis
"We not only secured a record contract, we have begun to turn the tide on the war on the American working class," UAW President Shawn Fain said.
US Auto Workers and Activists in Michigan Show Up for Fired VU Manufacturing Workers in Mexico
Amid the ongoing UAW strike, US auto workers are standing up for their Mexican brothers and sisters at VU Manufacturing, which shut down a newly unionized facility along the Mexico-US…
Amid Discouraging Inequality Data, Some Signs of Hope
By Sam Pizzigati / CounterPunch Back in the early 20th century, earnest middle-class reformers out to overturn America’s plutocratic order gravitated to the pages of The Public, a weekly magazine…
Missing Links in Textbook History: Labor From World War I Through the New Deal
By Jim Mamer / Original to ScheerPost “The capitalists tell us it is patriotic to fight for your country and shed your blood for the flag. Very well! Let them…
Kaiser’s Massive Mental Health Care Settlement Sends Strong Message to Providers That Ignore Patient Needs
A California settlement compels the state’s largest health care provider to spend $150 million on behavioral health services.