Labor Organizing

Trucks hauling containers

Do We Really Need a 24-Hour Economy? Do We Really Need a 24-Hour Economy?

Perhaps the pandemic has given us an opportunity to rethink which goods are so “critical” that we’re willing to let other people risk their lives to provide them for us.

Dec 1, 2021 / Rebecca Gordon

Arizona airport workers

Arizona Airport Workers Are Going on Strike Arizona Airport Workers Are Going on Strike

“This company is not respecting us and not respecting our union,” said one long-serving employee.

Nov 19, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

UAW Logo ang American Flag

Only Democracy Can Save One of America’s Greatest Unions Only Democracy Can Save One of America’s Greatest Unions

We need strong unions more than ever, which means giving UAW members a real say in how their union is run.

Nov 18, 2021 / Liz Skeen

Minimum wage hike in West Hollywood, CA

West Hollywood Just Won the Highest Minimum Wage in the Country West Hollywood Just Won the Highest Minimum Wage in the Country

The ordinance could—and should—serve as a template for wage protections and working conditions for low-wage workers across the country.

Nov 12, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

John Deere Strike

John Deere Workers Remain on Strike and Reject Two-Tier Pay John Deere Workers Remain on Strike and Reject Two-Tier Pay

Though the company offered raises and concession on health care and retirement, the union is standing firm. And so far, the public is behind them.

Nov 11, 2021 / Dave Leshtz

Farmwo

As Average Temperatures Rise, Workers Will Finally Get Protection From Extreme Heat As Average Temperatures Rise, Workers Will Finally Get Protection From Extreme Heat

There is currently no federal standard protecting workers from heat. OSHA will develop a new rule to change that.

Nov 10, 2021 / Bryce Covert

NYU Graduate Strike

What Can We Learn From the NYU Graduate Union’s Historic Strike? What Can We Learn From the NYU Graduate Union’s Historic Strike?

The successful strike earlier this year was not organized overnight—it took months of preparation and outreach efforts.

Nov 8, 2021 / StudentNation / Mansee Khurana

John Deere Strike Picket

The Working Class Is on Strike The Working Class Is on Strike

It’s time for Washington to have their backs.

Nov 4, 2021 / John Fetterman

UAW John Deere Strike

On the John Deere Picket Line in Iowa With UAW Local 281 On the John Deere Picket Line in Iowa With UAW Local 281

With $1.6 billion in profits just in the third quarter of this year, the company has ample time and money to squeeze striking workers—unless national unions step up their support.

Oct 20, 2021 / Column / Dave Leshtz

Tenant organizers in Los Angeles

Pandemic Solidarity Transformed Our Society. Now We Need It Again. Pandemic Solidarity Transformed Our Society. Now We Need It Again.

In attempt to stem the tide of death, cities, states, and the federal government passed unprecedented reforms. Fighting to keep them is an important way to counter pandemic depress...

Oct 11, 2021 / Abdullah Shihipar

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