Working Conditions

“Nobody Heard Me at Amazon”

“Nobody Heard Me at Amazon” “Nobody Heard Me at Amazon”

Pregnant workers at the mega-corporation say they endure unsafe conditions and are punished when they asked for accommodations.

May 11, 2026 / Feature / Bryce Covert

Barbara Kopple on January 23, 2026 in Park City, Utah.

Why Barbara Kopple’s Labor Films Remain As Urgent as Ever Why Barbara Kopple’s Labor Films Remain As Urgent as Ever

As her Oscar-winning labor documentaries return to theaters, Kopple reflects on union-busting, gig work, and her latest film on unions.

May 1, 2026 / Q&A / Ben Schwartz

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani delivers remarks at the Union Now Rally to launch a nonprofit organization designed to boost worker power across the nation on April 12, 2026, in New York City.

New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers New York City Finally Has a Rest Hub for Delivery Workers

Five years after they began organizing for it, deliveristas have a space to rest and charge their e-bikes.

Apr 14, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination

The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination The EEOC Is No Longer Protecting Federal Workers From Gender Identity Discrimination

Recent decisions mean the agency will no longer process claims regarding harassment, the denial of bathroom use, or discrimination in hiring, firing, or promotion on the basis of ...

Apr 14, 2026 / Bryce Covert

The Great AI Grift

The Great AI Grift The Great AI Grift

Tech leaders want you to believe that AI is the key to a new golden age. The reality looks more like a bold, government-backed heist.

Apr 8, 2026 / Feature / Susannah Glickman, Amba Kak, and Sarah Myers West

Workers picket outside of the JBS meatpacking plant on March 16, 2026, in Greeley, Colorado.

Meet the Immigrant Workers Who Launched the First Major Meatpacking Strike in Decades Meet the Immigrant Workers Who Launched the First Major Meatpacking Strike in Decades

Amid the Trump administration’s assault on immigrant workers, thousands at the country’s largest meat processor organized across nationalities to launch a historic work stoppage.

Apr 3, 2026 / Ella Fanger

Employees demostrate sleeping “pods” in a corporate office.

The Nap Room Didn’t Love Me Back The Nap Room Didn’t Love Me Back

I left academia for a tech job that offered me the promise of stability. What happens when corporate employers become our most reliable caregivers?

Mar 28, 2026 / Elizabeth Burns Dyer

Representatives from the Hotel and Gaming Trade Council attend the celebration of mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's primary victory in New York City, on July 2, 2025.

Tourists See a Luxury Hotel. We See Labor History and a City That Protects Workers. Tourists See a Luxury Hotel. We See Labor History and a City That Protects Workers.

New York’s hotel industry was built on labor struggles—and today’s protections show how worker rights and world-class hospitality go hand in hand.

Mar 26, 2026 / Samuel A.A. Levine and Rich Maroko

Jupiter Jetson, right, and Molly Wylder, pose for a photo in front of Sheri's Ranch, In Pahrump, Nevada, on Thursday, February 12, 2026.

How Brothel Workers in Nevada Just Made Labor History How Brothel Workers in Nevada Just Made Labor History

The courtesans at Sheri’s Ranch were staring down a horrifying new contract. So they did what workers everywhere do: They got organized.

Feb 26, 2026 / Kim Kelly

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks at a press conference at Deno’s Wonder Wheel on Coney Island in New York City on February 15, 2026.

Zohran Mamdani Is Putting Corporate Sick-Leave Cheats on Notice Zohran Mamdani Is Putting Corporate Sick-Leave Cheats on Notice

The mayor announced that the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection will investigate employers where more than half their workers take no paid time off in a given year.

Feb 24, 2026 / Prajwal Bhat

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