Working Conditions

ASHAs hold a sign protesting low pay.

The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike The Care Workers of Rural India Are Ready to Strike

More than a million Accredited Social Health Activists, all of whom are female, were on the front lines of rural India’s Covid response. Now they are fighting for higher pay and be...

Jul 5, 2022 / Sanket Jain

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We Need Less Harvard, Not More We Need Less Harvard, Not More

Expanding enrollment at Ivy League institutions won’t solve inequality or fix our broken education system.

Jun 28, 2022 / StudentNation / John Monkovic

Farm workers mmarch to protest the H2-A guestworker program

Reviving the Bracero Program Is the Wrong Answer for Workers Reviving the Bracero Program Is the Wrong Answer for Workers

Not even Biden’s own Labor Department believes that the administration’s proposal to bring in more seasonal farm labor will improve working conditions.

Jun 23, 2022 / David Bacon

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Labor’s Coachella Labor’s Coachella

The 2022 Labor Notes Conference gathered thousands of unionists in Chicago, uniting worker-led reform movements.

Jun 22, 2022 / Rand Wilson

The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing

The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing The Tragic Absurdity of Qatar’s World Cup Sportswashing

Labor abuses, homophobia, corruption? Qatar and FIFA will use the men’s World Cup to put a happy gloss on it all.

Jun 21, 2022 / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

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Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia Brace Yourself for a New Surge of Republican Homophobia

Despite gestures at moderation, the party’s anti-LGBTQ bigotry has returned to the fore.

Jun 21, 2022 / Jeet Heer

The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW

The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW The “Wobblies” Documentary Reminds Us Why Bosses Are Still Scared of the IWW

The recently rereleased 1979 film can teach today’s workers how to throw their weight around.

Jun 16, 2022 / R.H. Lossin

Does “Severance”’s Workplace Satire Work?

Does “Severance”’s Workplace Satire Work? Does “Severance”’s Workplace Satire Work?

On the ups and downs of the year's most talked-about office drama.

Jun 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi

Can California Democrats Do Enough to Block a Rural Right-Wing Revolt?

Can California Democrats Do Enough to Block a Rural Right-Wing Revolt? Can California Democrats Do Enough to Block a Rural Right-Wing Revolt?

Democratic legislators are stepping up their efforts to bring relief to voters, but amid soaring gas prices and an intensifying drought, they may not be sufficient.

Jun 3, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

People stand around colorful signs with their fists raised.

The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About The Most Important Recent Labor Victory You Never Read About

At this GM plant in Mexico, workers on both sides of the border came together across national boundaries to challenge corporate power.

May 25, 2022 / Bruce Hobson

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