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These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching? These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching?

We tracked down nearly 90 members of the University of Maryland College of Education’s 2020 class. Their experiences suggest that the field isn’t doing enough to help new educator...

Aug 10, 2023 / Nirvi Shah

NIH Fellows United rally on the NIH main campus celebrating their union election filing with the FLRA on June 1.

NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union

Faced with an organizing campaign by the United Auto Workers, the Biden administration is claiming that fellows at the National Institutes of Health—the people who do most of the a...

Aug 8, 2023 / Peter Lucas

Striking hotel workers hold placards expressing their opinion outside the Hotel Figueroa, in downtown Los Angeles.

A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On? A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On?

The hotel workers’ strike in Los Angeles will force members of the American Political Science Association—and Taylor Swift fans—to decide whether or not to cross union picket lines...

Aug 2, 2023 / Peter Dreier

How Stan Lee Became the Face of an Exploitative Industry How Stan Lee Became the Face of an Exploitative Industry

The Marvel editor became a Hollywood icon by claiming credit for other people’s creations.

Jul 28, 2023 / Jeet Heer

UPS workers and Teamsters members practice picket, hold signs

The Teamsters’ Proposed Agreement With UPS Is a Great Victory by and for the Workers The Teamsters’ Proposed Agreement With UPS Is a Great Victory by and for the Workers

But the working class needs much more. And these moments when workers have huge strategic power in a tight labor market are fleeting.

Jul 28, 2023 / Jane McAlevey

Beanie Feldstein joins SAG-AFTRA members as they continue to picket in New York City on July 26, 2023 in New York City.

Striking Workers Cheer Senator John Fetterman’s SNAP Benefits Bill Striking Workers Cheer Senator John Fetterman’s SNAP Benefits Bill

The proposed law would restore eligibility for federal food aid taken away by Ronald Reagan.

Jul 28, 2023 / Eloise Goldsmith

Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, speaks during a Vigil and Thirst Strike for Workers' Rights on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, July 25, 2023.

Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back

The congressman led a “thirst strike” on the steps of the Capitol to protest a law barring Texas cities from giving their workers water breaks.

Jul 27, 2023 / John Nichols

Striking SAG-AFTRA member in front of Netflix building

SAG-AFTRA Can Agree on One Thing: It’s Time to Crush the Big Studios SAG-AFTRA Can Agree on One Thing: It’s Time to Crush the Big Studios

How do you bring a woefully divided union together? You go on strike.

Jul 26, 2023 / Piper French

Community members from Brave Space Alliance, Broadway Youth Center, and Renaissance Social Services speak during the Pride Without Prejudice march on June 28, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois.

Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days

Queer people across the Windy City are unionizing and demanding better rights at work.

Jul 26, 2023 / Adam M. Rhodes

SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America members picket in front of 30 Rockefeller Plaza on July 17, 2023.

Hollywood Bosses Are Trying to Scare Striking Workers Into Folding. They Won’t Win. Hollywood Bosses Are Trying to Scare Striking Workers Into Folding. They Won’t Win.

The studios are ramping up a campaign of fear in an effort to spook writers like me into taking a bad deal. But we’re not going to fall for it.

Jul 18, 2023 / Josh Gondelman

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These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching? These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching?

NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union

A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On? A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On?

How Stan Lee Became the Face of an Exploitative Industry How Stan Lee Became the Face of an Exploitative Industry

The Teamsters’ Proposed Agreement With UPS Is a Great Victory by and for the Workers The Teamsters’ Proposed Agreement With UPS Is a Great Victory by and for the Workers

Striking Workers Cheer Senator John Fetterman’s SNAP Benefits Bill Striking Workers Cheer Senator John Fetterman’s SNAP Benefits Bill

Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back

SAG-AFTRA Can Agree on One Thing: It’s Time to Crush the Big Studios SAG-AFTRA Can Agree on One Thing: It’s Time to Crush the Big Studios

Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days

Hollywood Bosses Are Trying to Scare Striking Workers Into Folding. They Won’t Win. Hollywood Bosses Are Trying to Scare Striking Workers Into Folding. They Won’t Win.

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These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching? These Would-Be Teachers Graduated Into the Pandemic. Will They Stick With Teaching?

NIH Scientists Want a Union NIH Scientists Want a Union

A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On? A Political Battle Within Political Science: Which Side Is the APSA On?

How Stan Lee Became the Face of an Exploitative Industry How Stan Lee Became the Face of an Exploitative Industry

The Teamsters’ Proposed Agreement With UPS Is a Great Victory by and for the Workers The Teamsters’ Proposed Agreement With UPS Is a Great Victory by and for the Workers

Striking Workers Cheer Senator John Fetterman’s SNAP Benefits Bill Striking Workers Cheer Senator John Fetterman’s SNAP Benefits Bill

Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back Texas Is Trying to Brutalize Its Workers—and Greg Casar Is Fighting Back

SAG-AFTRA Can Agree on One Thing: It’s Time to Crush the Big Studios SAG-AFTRA Can Agree on One Thing: It’s Time to Crush the Big Studios

Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days Chicago’s Labor Movement Is Looking Very Queer These Days

Hollywood Bosses Are Trying to Scare Striking Workers Into Folding. They Won’t Win. Hollywood Bosses Are Trying to Scare Striking Workers Into Folding. They Won’t Win.