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City University of New York students protest outside Governor Andrew Cuomo's office in Manhattan

CUNY Needs a Raise CUNY Needs a Raise

On May Day, students, staff, and teachers are fighting back against budget cuts, despite the outdated Taylor Law. It's time we bring back the public, working-class institution we o...

May 1, 2023 / Giacomo Bianchino

Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions? Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?

For May Day, we talked to young workers—in tech, retail, food service, and more—about what brought them to the labor movement.

May 1, 2023 / StudentNation / Paige Oamek

This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement

Union organizers and student journalists in Michigan, Oregon, North Carolina, and Arizona document the ongoing labor campaigns at their universities.

May 1, 2023 / StudentNation / StudentNation

There Is No Future for a Labor Movement That Fails to Organize at Amazon There Is No Future for a Labor Movement That Fails to Organize at Amazon

In the 20th century, organizing basic industries like coal, steel, and manufacturing automobiles was key to reviving the labor movement. Today, Amazon workers occupy the same strat...

Apr 24, 2023 / Jonathan Rosenblum

Rutgers students and faculty hold signs at a picket

Rutgers Strikers Run the Table Rutgers Strikers Run the Table

Three faculty unions at Rutgers University in New Jersey have shown a way out of the crisis in higher education.

Apr 19, 2023 / Jonathan David

Triumphant ATU members with their signed petition

How Open Bargaining—and Not Letting Management Set the Ground Rules—Led to a Union Victory How Open Bargaining—and Not Letting Management Set the Ground Rules—Led to a Union Victory

In 2017, Kentucky became the most recent “right-to-work” state in the US. Which makes the recent victory by the Amalgamated Transit Union all the more significant.

Apr 19, 2023 / Column / Jane McAlevey

Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson

The Windy City's first movement mayor faces a formidable array of challenges, testing him and the coalition that brought him into office.

Apr 13, 2023 / Barbara Ransby

A food delivery driver on a bicycle rides in the snow on January 28, 2022 in New York City.

We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours. We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours.

It’s time for Mayor Eric Adams to stop stalling and make good on his promise of a minimum wage for delivery workers.

Apr 6, 2023 / Gustavo Ajche and Chris Smalls

Garbage cans in the sixth arrondissement of Paris overflowing

Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron

The massive accumulation of trash in France’s capital is one of the most visible—and smelly—signs of the opposition to Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform.

Apr 1, 2023 / Cécile Alduy

Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles

This week’s massive jobs action also represents a model for building worker power.

Mar 24, 2023 / Alex Caputo-Pearl

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CUNY Needs a Raise CUNY Needs a Raise

Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions? Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?

This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement

There Is No Future for a Labor Movement That Fails to Organize at Amazon There Is No Future for a Labor Movement That Fails to Organize at Amazon

Rutgers Strikers Run the Table Rutgers Strikers Run the Table

How Open Bargaining—and Not Letting Management Set the Ground Rules—Led to a Union Victory How Open Bargaining—and Not Letting Management Set the Ground Rules—Led to a Union Victory

Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson

We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours. We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours.

Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron

Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles

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CUNY Needs a Raise CUNY Needs a Raise

Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions? Why Are So Many Young People Joining Labor Unions?

This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement This May Day, Let’s Celebrate the Campus Labor Movement

There Is No Future for a Labor Movement That Fails to Organize at Amazon There Is No Future for a Labor Movement That Fails to Organize at Amazon

Rutgers Strikers Run the Table Rutgers Strikers Run the Table

How Open Bargaining—and Not Letting Management Set the Ground Rules—Led to a Union Victory How Open Bargaining—and Not Letting Management Set the Ground Rules—Led to a Union Victory

Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson Chicago’s Rich Organizing Tradition Paid Off, Delivering Victory for Brandon Johnson

We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours. We Had New York City’s Back During the Pandemic. Now We Need It to Have Ours.

Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron Paris Is Overflowing With Trash—and With Rage at Macron

Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles Why 60,000 Education Workers Walked Off the Job In Los Angeles