Trump Is Fumbling the NLRB. But Amazon Workers Can Still Build Momentum. Trump Is Fumbling the NLRB. But Amazon Workers Can Still Build Momentum.
Amazon Teamsters’ December strike was the biggest in the company’s history. What does their future look like under Trump 2.0?
Feb 25, 2025 / Ella Fanger
REI Sells the Great Outdoors While Workers Breathe Chemicals in a Windowless Basement REI Sells the Great Outdoors While Workers Breathe Chemicals in a Windowless Basement
Ski shop workers at an REI in New York City went on strike after the company took away their respirators.
Jan 28, 2025 / Kiera Feldman
The “New York Times” Site Could Be Shuttered on Election Day—Blame Bosses The “New York Times” Site Could Be Shuttered on Election Day—Blame Bosses
The Tech Guild has waited over two years for a contract. Its workers will go on strike this Tuesday if management doesn’t agree to key demands.
Nov 1, 2024 / Thomas Birmingham
The New Labor Militancy of LA’s Hotel Workers The New Labor Militancy of LA’s Hotel Workers
UNITE HERE Local 11 is staggering its strikes across Los Angeles, targeting one out-of-contract hotel one day and another the next.
Dec 8, 2023 / Column / Sasha Abramsky
Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Remembering the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
How it inspires the struggle for workers’ rights.
Oct 10, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
“Your Body Suffers”: The Unremarkable Pain of an Auto-Assembly-Line Worker “Your Body Suffers”: The Unremarkable Pain of an Auto-Assembly-Line Worker
Vehicle-manufacturing jobs grind down workers’ bodies. Is it time for a 32-hour week?
Oct 2, 2023 / Sarah Lazare
What’s at Stake in the UAW Strike What’s at Stake in the UAW Strike
With so much riding on the outcome, it's time for labor and its supporters—from the White House to the grass roots—to play for keeps.
Sep 28, 2023 / Jane McAlevey for The Nation
Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Have an Ace Up Their Sleeve Las Vegas Hospitality Workers Have an Ace Up Their Sleeve
The image of the city as an adult playground has often meant extreme and erratic change for hotels, casinos, and restaurants. The Culinary Union has had enough.
Sep 27, 2023 / Nicholas Russell
Will the UAW Picket Trump’s Rally in Detroit? Will the UAW Picket Trump’s Rally in Detroit?
Trump’s speeches are terrifying echoes of those heard in Europe in the 1930s. They are appeals to labor by a candidate supported by heavily armed, fascist political formations.
Sep 25, 2023 / Dave Zirin
The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio The Democrats Must Keep the Senate at All Costs—and the Coal Mine Canary Is Ohio
Sherrod Brown is a true-blue, pro-union progressive beloved by many Ohioans. But Republicans are preparing for a “dogfight.”
Sep 18, 2023 / Katrina vanden Heuvel