Working Conditions

Union members picket outside a General Motors facility in Langhorne, Pa., Monday, Sept. 16, 2019. More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off General Motors factory floors or set up picket lines early Monday as contract talks with the company deteriorated into a strike.)

Striking GM Workers Deserve Our Support Striking GM Workers Deserve Our Support

Despite the many obstacles and tarnished national UAW leadership, everyone needs the workers in this strike to win.

Sep 16, 2019 / Jane McAlevey

The Meritocracy Is Making Us Miserable

The Meritocracy Is Making Us Miserable The Meritocracy Is Making Us Miserable

Daniel Markovits explains to The Nation how elite education is destroying the middle class and exacerbating inequality.

Sep 12, 2019 / Q&A / Christopher Shay

When Are Gratuities Gratuitous?

When Are Gratuities Gratuitous? When Are Gratuities Gratuitous?

Another reader asks how to deal with her racist classmates in a largely white high school.

Sep 6, 2019 / Asking for a Friend / Liza Featherstone

Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day

Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day Take Action Now: Support Workers After Labor Day

Lend your voice to the struggles of home care workers and food-service workers, then respond to the Odessa shooting.

Sep 4, 2019 / no-paywall / NationAction

Strike!

Strike! Strike!

Unbreakable human solidarity is what we need, and mass strikes are the strategy to get it.

Sep 2, 2019 / Editorial / Jane McAlevey

Reviving the General Strike

Reviving the General Strike Reviving the General Strike

Organizers seeking to spark far-reaching work stoppages in the United States can invoke a powerful fact: It has happened before.

Sep 1, 2019 / Mark Engler

China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm

China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm China’s Delivery Drivers Rage Against the Algorithm

Underpaid and overworked, drivers for food delivery apps like Meituan and Ele.me are speaking out about brutal hours and dangerous conditions. 

Aug 21, 2019 / Nick Aspinwall

‘We Were Treated Like Dirt’: A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers

‘We Were Treated Like Dirt’: A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers ‘We Were Treated Like Dirt’: A Visa Program Exploits Student Workers

With the J-1 visa, employers can skirt safety protections and avoid paying benefits.

Aug 14, 2019 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers

The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers The American Workplace Still Won’t Accommodate Pregnant Workers

Pregnant women face discrimination up and down the economic ladder—but low-wage workers suffer the most.

Aug 12, 2019 / Feature / Bryce Covert

New Belgium Brewing

Fighting Capitalism With Capitalism Fighting Capitalism With Capitalism

What if employee-owned businesses were the key to a healthier, more humane economy?

Aug 8, 2019 / Nathan Schneider

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