Have a Law-Breaking Boss? Take a Cue From These Workers and Sue Have a Law-Breaking Boss? Take a Cue From These Workers and Sue
Workers at this New York restaurant were just awarded $2.67 million for egregious wage theft—and could motivate others to push back against labor violations.
Mar 25, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Big Fix The Big Fix
Bringing back a strong and healthy labor movement is everybody’s job—but to do it, we’ll have to change our corporate and political models as well.
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan
Workers Behind Ruthless and Effective Grassroots Campaigns Are Now on Trial for Racketeering Workers Behind Ruthless and Effective Grassroots Campaigns Are Now on Trial for Racketeering
The LWC counters that their tactics have involved creative direct action, not conspiracy or extortion.
Mar 13, 2015 / Michelle Chen
NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract NYU’s Graduate Student Union Just Won a Historic Contract
Rank-and-file organizing pays dividends for the nation’s only private graduate student union.
Mar 11, 2015 / Avi Asher-Schapiro
The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants The New Silicon Valley Movement That Is Taking on the Tech Giants
In the neighborhood where Cesar Chavez got his start, janitors, cooks and shuttle drivers are organizing to end the area’s inequality epidemic.
Mar 10, 2015 / Gabriel Thompson
Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think Immigrants’ Greatest Fear Isn’t What You Think
And collective action is the only answer.
Mar 9, 2015 / Saket Soni
The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers The University of Tennessee Is Being Lauded as a Higher-Ed Role Model—Just Not for Its Workers
The Tennessee governor’s budget will subsidize students’ college tuition with cuts to college workers’ benefits.
Mar 6, 2015 / Michelle Chen
It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare It Would Cost Just 5 Cents More Per Plane Ticket to Get Airport Catering Workers Some Decent Healthcare
They’ve joined the growing airport workers' movement for an end to back-breaking work and paltry benefits.
Feb 27, 2015 / Michelle Chen
What You Should Know About Walmart’s Raise What You Should Know About Walmart’s Raise
Workers want full-time jobs and a living wage, not a publicity stunt.
Feb 25, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How 262 Cable Technicians Defeated a Union-Busting Giant How 262 Cable Technicians Defeated a Union-Busting Giant
After a three-and-a-half-year struggle, workers in Cablevision’s first unionized shop finally win a contract.
Feb 23, 2015 / Sarah Jaffe