Working Conditions

Unionizing strippers cheering at rally

Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union Let’s Hear It for the Strippers’ Union

The newly unionized Star Gardens strippers are a triumph for the labor movement, proving that regardless of their profession, when workers unite, they can win.

May 31, 2023 / Antonia Crane

Unite Here Discuss The Working Poor

Unions Are Stepping Up to Find a Solution to California’s Housing Crisis Unions Are Stepping Up to Find a Solution to California’s Housing Crisis

State government has floundered in addressing homelessness. But the service workers' union Unite Here is filling the gap.

May 26, 2023 / Sasha Abramsky

Demonstrators at a solidarity rally for Starbucks workers in downtown Ithaca, N.Y., on May 12.

Starbucks Closes Its Ithaca Locations One Year After Workers Unionized Starbucks Closes Its Ithaca Locations One Year After Workers Unionized

Former Starbucks employees say the fight is far from over as they pressure Cornell University to "divest" from the company.

May 25, 2023 / Michelle Chen

President Barack Obama visits a Solyandra manufacturing facility in Fremont, Calif., in 2010.

Why Barack Obama’s “Working” Isn’t Quite… Working Why Barack Obama’s “Working” Isn’t Quite… Working

The former president explores what we do all day in a Netflix series that says little about what is to be done. 

May 25, 2023 / Ben Schwartz

Members of the Bandcamp Union during a public campaign update on April 3, 2023.

Workers of the Music World Are Uniting—and Winning Workers of the Music World Are Uniting—and Winning

Last week, staffers at Bandcamp voted to form a union. It’s the latest sign that a real labor movement is starting to take shape in the music industry. ...

May 22, 2023 / Jael Goldfine

Striking teachers hold a rally outside City Hall in Oakland, Calif.

The California Teachers’ Strikes Have a Vital Lesson for the Labor Movement The California Teachers’ Strikes Have a Vital Lesson for the Labor Movement

These educators won big—and showed how to use a strike to better society as a whole.

May 19, 2023 / Cecily Myart-Cruz

Demonstrators shout slogans and hold placards during a protest at the Amazon fulfillment center in Shakopee, Minn., on December 14, 2018

Minnesota Enacts Landmark Protections for Amazon Warehouse Workers Minnesota Enacts Landmark Protections for Amazon Warehouse Workers

Passed over strenuous opposition from the company, the new law is the fruit of a long campaign by Amazon workers and the local community.

May 17, 2023 / Abdirahman Muse, Emma Greenman, and Erin Murphy

Tanner Fischer speaks in front of UPS workers in Iowa.

Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like Inside a Teamster Rebellion: This Is What Union Democracy Looks Like

In Des Moines, Iowa, the militant Local 90 is preparing for what could be the largest strike against a single company in US history.

May 15, 2023 / Sarah Lazare

WGA strikers on the picket line

These Unions Are on the Front Lines Fighting Against the Uberization of Us All These Unions Are on the Front Lines Fighting Against the Uberization of Us All

Some long established unions are challenging Silicon Valley’s agenda by pushing back on AI, surveillance, and wage theft.

May 12, 2023 / Column / Jane McAlevey

Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties

Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties Clarence Thomas Is Protected by Powerful Enablers From Both Parties

Our lawless Supreme Court is shielded by a bipartisan elite ranging from Liz Cheney to Dick Durbin.

May 5, 2023 / Jeet Heer

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