500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize 500 Workers Staffing Facebook’s Cafeteria Just Voted to Unionize
Their victory builds on a movement to uplift rank-and-file workers on the margins of the tech boom.
Jul 31, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Do You Drink Milk? Read This. Do You Drink Milk? Read This.
Over 60 New York dairy workers have been killed on the job just since 2006.
Jul 27, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Over 2,000 Migrants Have Died Crossing the Mediterranean So Far This Year Over 2,000 Migrants Have Died Crossing the Mediterranean So Far This Year
The failure of European nations to develop a unified humanitarian response is taking an unacceptable toll in lives lost.
Jul 25, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased Texas Made It More Difficult to Get an Abortion, and Teen Motherhood Increased
When reproductive-health services are cut, unintended pregnancies increase.
Jul 21, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen
A Plan to Make Flying Less Awful A Plan to Make Flying Less Awful
How would airports change if the workers who made them run earned a living wage?
Jul 18, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Walmart’s Sick Scheduling Policies Walmart’s Sick Scheduling Policies
A new survey alleges that the mega-retailer punishes workers for medical absences.
Jul 13, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Is China Trying to Silence the Workers Who Make Ivanka Trump’s Apparel? Is China Trying to Silence the Workers Who Make Ivanka Trump’s Apparel?
Human-rights activists face trial after an investigation into an abusive factory.
Jul 10, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors Trump’s Deportation Surge Is Harming Domestic Abuse Survivors
The administration’s aggressive crackdown on undocumented immigrants is pushing women into the shadows.
Jul 7, 2017 / Michelle Chen
Trump’s Plan to Make Drugs Cheaper Could End Up Making Them More Expensive Trump’s Plan to Make Drugs Cheaper Could End Up Making Them More Expensive
Now, that’s good policy!
Jul 6, 2017 / Michelle Chen
No, Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Is Not Hurting Workers No, Seattle’s $15 Minimum Wage Is Not Hurting Workers
Contrary to what one unrepresentative study found, the city’s workers are actually benefiting from the wage hike.
Jun 30, 2017 / Michelle Chen