Unions Protect Democracy. How Do We Protect Unions? Unions Protect Democracy. How Do We Protect Unions?
20 global labor leaders weigh in on the myriad ways the right is threatening organizing efforts.
Jul 13, 2022 / Karen Nussbaum
Black Lung Is Still Killing America’s Coal Miners Black Lung Is Still Killing America’s Coal Miners
The Department of Labor unveiled a bold initiative to combat the crisis by curbing exposure to silica.
Jul 7, 2022 / Kim Kelly
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
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
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
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
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
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 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?
On the ups and downs of the year's most talked-about office drama.
Jun 15, 2022 / Books & the Arts / Vikram Murthi