Are Rail Workers on Track to Win Better Working Conditions? Are Rail Workers on Track to Win Better Working Conditions?
A tentative deal to avert a national rail strike awaits a membership vote—and clarification of basic job protections.
Sep 15, 2022 / Mel Buer
Victory! Minor League Baseball Players Are Finally Unionized. Victory! Minor League Baseball Players Are Finally Unionized.
Thanks to grassroots organizing, which much of the media is ignoring, minor leaguers will now join the Major League Players Association.
Sep 15, 2022 / Dave Zirin
Biden vs. Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote Biden vs. Newsom on Farmworkers’ Right To Vote
In a heated debate over farmworker voting rights, California’s governor refuses to sign a bill to make it easier for workers to win union recognition.
Sep 14, 2022 / Photo Essay / David Bacon
Therapists in California and Hawaii Are Striking for Mental Health Care Therapists in California and Hawaii Are Striking for Mental Health Care
The strike is the latest example of social justice unionism in the era of corporate health care.
Sep 8, 2022 / Dana Simon
Barbara Ehrenreich, a Writer for Change Barbara Ehrenreich, a Writer for Change
The author and activist, who died last week, documented with prescience and empathy the lives of people who are overlooked by society.
Sep 6, 2022 / Katha Pollitt
The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death The Alternative to Working Ourselves to Death
Investments in better jobs today mean better retirements tomorrow.
Sep 5, 2022 / Beth C. Truesdale and Lisa F. Berkman
Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement” Kamala Harris Tells “The Nation,” “This Is the Beginning of the Next Era of the Labor Movement”
In an exclusive interview with The Nation’s John Nichols, the vice president recalls her youth on picket lines and explains why it’s so vital to eliminate barriers to organizing.
Sep 5, 2022 / Q&A / John Nichols
Fair Wages for Fast Food Fair Wages for Fast Food
California's FAST Act could establish a bill of rights for fast food service workers. The industry is trying to stop it.
Sep 1, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky
WATCH: You Voted to Form a Union. Now What? WATCH: You Voted to Form a Union. Now What?
In the first installment of our new The Nation Explains video series, Jane McAlevey explains the core principles that can help workers win better contracts, faster.
Sep 1, 2022 / Jane McAlevey and The Nation Video
Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt” Searching for Local Identity in “The Bear” and “Chicago Party Aunt”
The FX drama and Netflix animation both attempt to embody the city of Chicago. That’s an increasingly difficult task when the city itself is a jumbled simulacrum of its own past.
Aug 25, 2022 / Ryan Zickgraf