Labor Organizing

Dairy farm cows

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

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin The Left’s Opportunity in Wisconsin

Progressive politics once thrived in the state, and the need for it still exists.

Jul 25, 2017 / Books & the Arts / Sarah Jones

Participants at a pro-union rally

How the Left Can Win in the South How the Left Can Win in the South

Bernie Sanders’s crushing defeat across the South should be a wake-up call for progressives—but victory is within reach.

Jul 20, 2017 / Paul Blest

Tufts Medical Center nurses picket

This Massachusetts Nurses’ Union Is Reviving the Strike This Massachusetts Nurses’ Union Is Reviving the Strike

They’re bringing solidarity back, with a little help from Boston’s hard hats.

Jul 19, 2017 / Jane McAlevey

A Plan to Make Flying Less Awful

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

StoryCorps Alaska

The Aggressive Anti-Union Campaign at StoryCorps The Aggressive Anti-Union Campaign at StoryCorps

It’s a perfect example of the labor problems mission-driven nonprofits often have.

Jul 17, 2017 / Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Fight for 15 Rally

The Debate Democrats Can’t Duck The Debate Democrats Can’t Duck

The populist temper of the time is rousing citizens across the country. Politics as usual won’t suffice anymore.

Jul 11, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Palestinian Worker at SodaStream Factory, West Bank

In Israel, a New Tide of Labor Activism Is Fighting Inequality In Israel, a New Tide of Labor Activism Is Fighting Inequality

But it’s up against the country’s powerful right-wing politics and institutional racism against Palestinians.

Jul 7, 2017 / Miriam Berger

Travel ban protest

Patriotism in the Trump Era Patriotism in the Trump Era

For many Americans, the pursuit of happiness is getting harder every day. But in the growing movements demanding justice and equality for all, we see the hard work of patriotism fl...

Jul 5, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

HackerSpace

Programmers in India Have Created the Country’s First Tech-Sector Union Programmers in India Have Created the Country’s First Tech-Sector Union

Responding to an Indian tech economy in flux, workers are demanding representation.

Jun 29, 2017 / Michelle Chen

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