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
Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities Harris-Walz Must Reclaim Progressivism for Workers, Farmers, and Rural Communities
To win in 2024, Harris and Walz must wholeheartedly commit to a populist vision that makes people’s economic self-determination every bit as important as control of our own bodies...
Oct 31, 2024 / Anthony Flaccavento
Donald Trump’s Billionaire Boys Club Donald Trump’s Billionaire Boys Club
Even some actual billionaires are happy to betray democracy for Trump’s favors—and fear and greed help keep the rest in line.
Oct 28, 2024 / Jeet Heer
How Harris Can Win Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania… and the Presidency How Harris Can Win Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania… and the Presidency
The UAW’s Shawn Fain says a focus on the harm done to workers by Trump’s trade policies can help form a powerful closing message for the Democrats.
Oct 25, 2024 / John Nichols
Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania? Trouble for Harris and Walz in Pennsylvania?
At this point, both campaigns know it’s all about the ground game. Trump’s outsourced operation is a mess. But is Harris’s “Biden infrastructure with Obama vibes” up to the task?
Oct 24, 2024 / Micah L. Sifry
Donald Trump Just Insulted Every Autoworker in Michigan Donald Trump Just Insulted Every Autoworker in Michigan
The Republican presidential candidate claims that children could do the assembly-line jobs of America autoworkers. That should disqualify him in “blue wall” battleground states.
Oct 18, 2024 / John Nichols
A Faster Path to Collective Bargaining: Majority Sign-Up A Faster Path to Collective Bargaining: Majority Sign-Up
Though approval of unions is at historically high levels, membership remains low. One way to change that is to make it easier for workers to form a union—and to start bargaining.
Oct 17, 2024 / Rand Wilson and Peter Olney
Telling the Amazon Labor Union’s Story Telling the Amazon Labor Union’s Story
Union, a new documentary about organizing at a Staten Island Amazon warehouse, grapples with what it means to tell an underdog story without a satisfying ending.
Oct 17, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Ella Fanger
Grad Students Are Unionizing in Droves. Can Postdocs Lead the Next Wave? Grad Students Are Unionizing in Droves. Can Postdocs Lead the Next Wave?
Postdoctoral fellows are vital to universities—running labs, training students, and writing grants—while being overworked and lacking adequate job protections.
Oct 16, 2024 / StudentNation / Marie-Rose Sheinerman
The Crisis in the Care Economy The Crisis in the Care Economy
How was care commodified? And what has that meant for an undervalued but increasingly important workforce.
Oct 16, 2024 / Books & the Arts / Maia Silber