Working Conditions

100 Years Ago in Tulsa

100 Years Ago in Tulsa 100 Years Ago in Tulsa

Scenes from an American genocide.

May 31, 2021 / OppArt

Laundromat workers walk out on the job

Working Women Need the PRO Act Working Women Need the PRO Act

Passing off anti-union beliefs under the guise of feminism isn’t just cynical—it’s flat-out wrong.

May 17, 2021 / Mindy Isser

How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won

How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won How Teachers Fought for Their Safety in the Pandemic—and Won

As the debate over in-person schooling roiled, teachers’ unions secured significant protections­—often with parents’ support.

May 17, 2021 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Return to the Joys of Full-Time Office Work? No, Thanks.

Return to the Joys of Full-Time Office Work? No, Thanks. Return to the Joys of Full-Time Office Work? No, Thanks.

CEOs are touting the benefits of office “culture” as a reason to return to our cubicles. But that culture has often meant harassment, discrimination, and painful water-cooler conve...

May 14, 2021 / Elie Mystal

Black Families Matter

Black Families Matter Black Families Matter

Honoring black lives, every day.

May 12, 2021 / OppArt / Isis Davis-Marks

Textile workers in Bangalore

When Lean-In Feminism Reaches the Factory Floor When Lean-In Feminism Reaches the Factory Floor

Garment workers in India don’t need life-skills training. They need higher wages.

May 12, 2021 / Maria Hengeveld

Striking Nurses

Nurses Are Striking Across the Country Over Patient Safety Nurses Are Striking Across the Country Over Patient Safety

The pandemic—and widespread frustration over unsafe working conditions—has triggered a wave of strikes in hospitals from Massachusetts to Hawaii.

May 6, 2021 / Sarah Jaffe and C.M. Lewis

The Rise of Adjunct Lit

The Rise of Adjunct Lit The Rise of Adjunct Lit

How a bleak future in and out of the academy has produced a new kind of campus novel.

May 3, 2021 / Books & the Arts / Maggie Doherty

Protest outside Chateau Marmont against firing of workers

Red Carpet at the Picket Line Red Carpet at the Picket Line

As Hollywood’s aristocracy convened for the Oscars, laid-off hotel workers were protesting to get their jobs back.

Apr 30, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Joe Biden Wants to Transform Care Work in America

Joe Biden Wants to Transform Care Work in America Joe Biden Wants to Transform Care Work in America

We must start by viewing care work as an essential component not just of the economy but of life itself.

Apr 30, 2021 / Mike Konczal

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