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Don’t Like War? Then Don’t Work! Remembering When Dockworkers Shut Down the Ports on May Day
May Day—a legal holiday for workers in most countries—was born in Chicago. On May 1, 1886, workers shut down America’s greatest... more
By Peter Cole
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Toiling Over a “Puddle of Blood”: Why These Warehouse Workers Are Standing Up to Abuses
TENNESSEE—Fifty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lent his support to the historic Memphis sanitation workers’ strike. Today, the safe working... more
By Mica Soellner
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This Union Nurse and Outspoken Progressive Could Become Iowa’s Next Governor
Cathy Glasson is running an insurgent campaign on a platform of Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage and ending “right to work” laws. more
By Theo Anderson
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Nearly 5,000 JetBlue Flight Attendants Just Voted To Unionize, in a Major Win for Airline Labor
On April 18, nearly 5,000 JetBlue Airways flight attendants voted to form a union, notching a major victory for organized labor. The employees voted 2,661 to 1,387 to join... more
By Sarah Lahm
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Rotten and Rat-Infested: The Appalling Food and Healthcare Conditions Facing Inmates in U.S. Prisons
We rarely see what goes on inside of U.S. prisons, besides the occasional reports of riots, suicides or corruption scandals that trickle out of... more
By Michelle Chen
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Puerto Rico’s Major Newspapers Laid Off Reporters Just When the Island Needed Them the Most
On the morning of Sept. 19, 2017, hours before Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico, editors at the newspaper Primera Hora sent Sara (not her real name), one... more
By Katherine Braden
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West Virginia Teachers and the Return of Labor Feminism
Since the 2016 election, Americans have been treated to all varieties of media profiles and literary-safari trips to the heart of coal country—like J... more
By Rachel Johnson
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West Virginia Showed How Necessary—And Difficult—Striking Is
“It was exhilarating and exhausting. You start thinking, ‘Are we going to be out forever?’” more
By Kate Aronoff
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Gov. Cuomo Is “Acting Like Breitbart”: Community Groups Fuming After WFP Split
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has successfully driven a wedge between the progressive Working Families Party (WFP) and labor unions—and, in the process,... more
By Kate Aronoff
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Tesla Workers Say Elon Musk is a Union Buster. The NLRB Just Gave Their Case a Boost.
Tesla factory workers have been trying for months to win restitution for the company’s alleged union-busting and harassment. Now, a National Labor Relations... more
By Michael Arria
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Here’s Why Teachers Are Prepared to Defy Arizona’s Anti-Strike Laws
Teachers and school support staff in Arizona are gearing up for a possible walkout, saying Republican Gov. Doug Ducey and state legislators are ignoring workers... more
By Sarah Lahm
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The Federal Attack on Sex Workers’ Rights Is a Threat to Everyone’s Free Speech
On March 23, Craigslist decided to do away with personal ads. Last week, Microsoft announced plans to make it illegal to get naked on Skype.... more
By Carrie Weisman
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After Loyola’s Cinderella NCAA Run, Faculty Are Out On Strike. Where Is Sister Jean?
In the wake of the underdog Loyola Ramblers’ Cinderella run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament last month, underdog workers at Chicago'... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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50 Years On, King’s Fight Against Racism and Poverty Remains Our Fight
On April 4th, 1968, 50 years ago today, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated amidst the struggle for workers’ rights in Memphis, Tennessee. After longstanding tensions... more
By Brittany Alston
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Farm Workers Are Under Attack For Doing a Job that Other Americans Won’t
The farm workers were 35-year-old Santo Hilario Garcia and 33-year-old Marcelina Garcia Profecto. One fateful day last week, Garcia came out of his house before 7... more
By Ruben Navarrette
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Tariffs Aren’t the Best Way To Protect U.S. Steelworkers. Global Solidarity Is.
The enthusiasm with which the AFL-CIO and United Steelworkers (USW) greeted Trump’s announcement of a global tariff on steel and aluminum exports raises... more
By Katy Fox-Hodess
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A Pro-Union Case for Steel Tariffs
A great wailing and gnashing of teeth arose across the land after the Trump administration announced its plan to place tariffs of 25 percent on imported... more
By Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
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Under Fire from Unions Over MTA Comments, Cynthia Nixon Says She Wants Sacrifices from Billionaires
Speaking with a local news reporter this week, recently-announced New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, an actress and education activist best known for her role... more
By Kate Aronoff
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How Tariffs Are Playing Into Trump’s Xenophobic Agenda
In early March, President Trump announced steel tariffs as part of a protectionist, anti-China economic strategy. More recently, Trump escalated to target $60 billion of imports... more
By Tobita Chow
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