What Happens When Care Work Comes on Demand? What Happens When Care Work Comes on Demand?
The gig economy is disrupting domestic and care work—to workers’ detriment.
Jul 10, 2018 / Michelle Chen
My Best Friend Lost His Life to the Gig Economy My Best Friend Lost His Life to the Gig Economy
Pablo Avendano was a food-delivery courier struggling to make ends meet. Then he was killed delivering an order.
Jul 10, 2018 / George Ciccariello-Maher
How Tipping Shortchanges Workers How Tipping Shortchanges Workers
In most US states, tipped employees are guaranteed only a small fraction of the federal minimum wage.
Jul 6, 2018 / Editorial / Bryce Covert
At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive At the University of Pittsburgh, Graduate Students Are Organizing to Survive
Pitt’s grad-student union joins three other universities in the state that are fighting the same union-busting law firm.
Jun 18, 2018 / StudentNation / Jordana Rosenfeld
The Supreme Court’s War on Class-Action Lawsuits The Supreme Court’s War on Class-Action Lawsuits
In the Epic Systems case, the Supreme Court made it that much harder for workers to seek collective justice.
Jun 4, 2018 / Michelle Chen
Farmworker Campaign Heads to Wendy’s Headquarters. Will the Fast-Food Giant Finally Listen? Farmworker Campaign Heads to Wendy’s Headquarters. Will the Fast-Food Giant Finally Listen?
The Coalition of Immokalee Workers will rally at the annual Wendy’s shareholder meeting in Ohio to demand that the company join its fair-labor initiative.
Jun 4, 2018 / Michael Sainato
How Greece’s Busiest Port Reveals the Perils of Privatization How Greece’s Busiest Port Reveals the Perils of Privatization
Dockworkers say the same “harsh neoliberal experiment” that reduced their wages will spread to the rest of Europe.
Jun 1, 2018 / Alexander Saeedy
Congress Must Overrule the Supreme Court’s Dramatic Assault on Worker Rights Congress Must Overrule the Supreme Court’s Dramatic Assault on Worker Rights
A ruling in favor of mandatory-arbitration agreements undermines efforts to address wage theft and raises new concerns about discrimination.
May 24, 2018 / John Nichols
Stealing From Workers Is a Crime. Why Don’t More Prosecutors See It That Way? Stealing From Workers Is a Crime. Why Don’t More Prosecutors See It That Way?
It’s time for prosecutors to shift their focus to protecting the millions of workers who are victimized by their bosses each year.
May 24, 2018 / Terri Gerstein
Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem Roger Goodell Tries to Pass Buck on Protests Staged During Anthem
Giving team owners power to determine anthem policy would be a violation of the collective-bargaining agreement, and the union is putting its foot down.
May 9, 2018 / Dave Zirin