Migrant workers

Temp workers

Yes, Temps Can Unionize Too Yes, Temps Can Unionize Too

Temp employees often have a hard time figuring out who their real boss is. A new NLRB ruling takes the guesswork out of that conundrum.

Jul 27, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Sanctuary City Immigration

Sanctuary Cities Are Some of the Few Havens for Undocumented Immigrants Sanctuary Cities Are Some of the Few Havens for Undocumented Immigrants

And now Republicans have the cities in their sights.

Jul 18, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Guestworkers processing crabs

Seafood Is a Dirtier Business Than You Think Seafood Is a Dirtier Business Than You Think

The global seafood industry is exploitative at each step of the supply chain, from Thailand to the Louisiana Gulf.

Jun 10, 2016 / Michelle Chen

The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost

The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost The Guggenheim Doesn’t Want Labor Activists Interfering With Its Luxurious Abu Dhabi Outpost

The Guggenheim is building a museum in the United Arab Emirates, and no longer wants to hear what activists think about it.

Apr 25, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Meet the Long-Forgotten Organizer Who Inspired Cesar Chavez to Become an Activist

Meet the Long-Forgotten Organizer Who Inspired Cesar Chavez to Become an Activist Meet the Long-Forgotten Organizer Who Inspired Cesar Chavez to Become an Activist

In 1952, Fred Ross appeared at Chavez’s door. The meeting changed Chavez’s life—and farmworker history.

Mar 31, 2016 / Gabriel Thompson

Cesar Chavez in July, 1972.

We Are Judged by How We Treat the Helpless and the Poor We Are Judged by How We Treat the Helpless and the Poor

On his 89th birthday, it’s worth remembering how complicated and controversial Cesar Chavez really was.

Mar 31, 2016 / Richard Kreitner

Gianni Infantino

Meet Gianni Infantino, the New Head of FIFA Meet Gianni Infantino, the New Head of FIFA

The role of the chief comes with less power and a clear mission to make the operation a bit less rank.

Mar 2, 2016 / Dave Zirin

The Hospitality Industry’s Two-Tier Workforce

The Hospitality Industry’s Two-Tier Workforce The Hospitality Industry’s Two-Tier Workforce

At one hotel, two groups of housekeepers can do the same work but get very different pay.

Jan 22, 2016 / Michelle Chen

Refugees arrive by boat in Athens, December 18, 2015.

What Can You Actually Do for Syrian Refugees? What Can You Actually Do for Syrian Refugees?

Trump wants to ban refugees fleeing ISIS and civil war. Here’s how to welcome them instead.

Dec 22, 2015 / Daniel Moattar

FIFA President Sepp Blatter pauses during a news conference at FIFA headquarters.

Sepp Blatter Is Suspended for Eight Years, Compares Self to Mandela Sepp Blatter Is Suspended for Eight Years, Compares Self to Mandela

FIFA’s chief has been suspended for eight years, but the drama is just beginning.

Dec 21, 2015 / Dave Zirin

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