Labor Organizing

It’s Time to End Forced Arbitration Completely

It’s Time to End Forced Arbitration Completely It’s Time to End Forced Arbitration Completely

Congress essentially admitted that forced arbitration is a corrupt practice—but only banned it in one area.

Apr 1, 2022 / Bryce Covert

Senator Ted Cruz holds a book on Critical Race Theory to display to Congress.

Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom Across the Country, Faculty Fight to Defend Academic Freedom

Displaying an unprecedented solidarity, the academic community is mobilizing to confront an existential assault on its professional work and values.

Mar 30, 2022 / Ellen Schrecker

Three young men sit at computers

BuzzFeed Doesn’t Deserve Its Newsroom BuzzFeed Doesn’t Deserve Its Newsroom

Much of the News staff has been written off as dead weight on the payroll. What, after all, is a Pulitzer worth on a balance sheet?

Mar 29, 2022 / Rachel Sanders

We Can Thank the Wobblies for the Biggest Labor Story of the Year

We Can Thank the Wobblies for the Biggest Labor Story of the Year We Can Thank the Wobblies for the Biggest Labor Story of the Year

The radical tactics of the IWW are better suited to the bleak US jobs landscape than those of mainstream trade unions.

Mar 17, 2022 / Malcolm Harris

Ana María Archila poses for a photograph.

New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition

Though the role has little power, in recent years the state’s governors-in-waiting have often moved up. Can Ana María Archila make the road from activist to statewide office?

Mar 15, 2022 / Ross Barkan

A group of people surround a podium. There are posters hanging from the podium saying

These 20 Striking Detroit Baristas Could Lead a Union Revival These 20 Striking Detroit Baristas Could Lead a Union Revival

By asking the NLRB to force their employer to recognize the union without holding an election, they are striking a bold blow for industrial democracy.

Mar 14, 2022 / Daniel Judt

Minnesota teachers strike

Minneapolis Educators Strike for the Common Good Minneapolis Educators Strike for the Common Good

With public schools in limbo nationwide, the stakes couldn't be higher.

Mar 8, 2022 / Eric Blanc

locked baseball stadium gate

Listen to Bernie Sanders and End the Bosses’ Baseball Lockout Listen to Bernie Sanders and End the Bosses’ Baseball Lockout

This is not a strike. The corporate greed needs to stop.

Mar 4, 2022 / Dave Zirin

A man walks past a shop window with the REI logo on it,

Talking Union at Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) Talking Union at Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

The outdoors equipment company says it believes “in putting purpose before profits.” So why is the CEO trying to keep employees from joining a union?

Feb 28, 2022 / Dave Leshtz

Boston Reds Players League

Lockouts, Strikeouts, and Baseball’s Missed Opportunity Lockouts, Strikeouts, and Baseball’s Missed Opportunity

Learning from the 1890 Players League.

Feb 25, 2022 / Robert Ross

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