Working Conditions

SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher announces the union’s strike action at a press conference.

Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines to Fight the Studio Oligarchy Actors Join Writers on Picket Lines to Fight the Studio Oligarchy

The two major Hollywood unions are joining forces for the first time in 63 years. 

Jul 14, 2023 / Ben Schwartz

US-LABOR-HOTEL-STRIKE

LA’s Hotel Workers Are on Strike LA’s Hotel Workers Are on Strike

They are overworked and underpaid. But so far, only one hotel has offered them a fair contract.

Jul 14, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Children working as miners in Pennsylvania.

Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever Child Labor in America Is Back—and It’s As Chilling as Ever

It should be a reminder of how deeply retrogressive capitalism has once again become both here at home and elsewhere across the planet.  

Jul 13, 2023 / Steve Fraser

A circle of chairs with one chair tipped over, on an asphalt surface.

Doing the Work While Doing the Work Doing the Work While Doing the Work

How can social justice organizations prioritize mental health issues while finding ways for their staff and members to stay in solidarity with each other?

Jul 11, 2023 / Samhita Mukhopadhyay

Kalpana Solankar, 46, a farm worker from Arjunwad village, carries a heavy load of fodder on her head.

In India, It’s Getting Too Hot to Farm In India, It’s Getting Too Hot to Farm

Heat waves are pushing agricultural workers across a wide swath of India to the edge of survival.

Jul 4, 2023 / Sanket Jain

Jessica Garcia, Erik Garcia and Meara White hold signs in support of Starbucks workers as they watch marchers in the annual Seattle Pride Parade on June 25, 2023.

For Queer Starbucks Workers, Pride Month Is Strike Month For Queer Starbucks Workers, Pride Month Is Strike Month

LGBTQ employees say that things are getting worse and worse at Starbucks—and they've had enough.

Jun 30, 2023 / Eloise Goldsmith and Rohan Montgomery

Former Treasury secretary and current Harvard professor Larry Summers listens to remarks during a discussion on low-income developing countries at the annual IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, April 13, 2016, in Washington, DC. / AFP / Mike Theiler (Photo credit should read MIKE THEILER/AFP via Getty Images)

Larry Summers and the Crisis of Economic Orthodoxy Larry Summers and the Crisis of Economic Orthodoxy

The establishment’s repeated failures are creating room for heterodox ideas.

Jun 16, 2023 / Jeet Heer

Visitors walk down the steps of the US Supreme Court Building in Washington, D.C.

One of #MeToo’s Biggest Wins Is About to Be Tested in Court One of #MeToo’s Biggest Wins Is About to Be Tested in Court

A new federal law bans employers from pushing employees into private arbitration when they file claims of sexual harassment or assault. Patricia Olivieri is using it to seek justic...

Jun 13, 2023 / Bryce Covert

Robert DeNiro and Martin Scorcese on the set of

Raging Bullshit: Credits and the Hollywood Economy Raging Bullshit: Credits and the Hollywood Economy

The Max streaming platform debuted a credit system that obscures the actual work done by film writers and other creative workers. 

Jun 8, 2023 / Ben Schwartz

United States Supreme Court justices

How Should Workers Respond to the Supreme Court’s Ruling in “Glacier Northwest”? How Should Workers Respond to the Supreme Court’s Ruling in “Glacier Northwest”?

The court’s ruling could have been much worse—and soon will be. Workers and unions need to be prepared.

Jun 1, 2023 / Jane McAlevey

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