Why We Need a Black Worker Bill of Rights
“From warehouses to board rooms, from the Deep South to Silicon Valley, we face discrimination in hiring, promotions, treatment, and pay.”
Addressing Racial Inequality in Paid Leave Policy
Among care advocates, equitable paid leave policy needs to meet the triple A standard: Accessible, affordable, and adequate.
After Amazon Tragedy, Workers Come Together to Demand Safe Working Conditions
“Amazon was supposed to keep them safe. They didn’t do that. How does a company worth over $1 trillion let this happen?”
Might Starbucks Soon Start Sharing the Bucks?
Baristas in Buffalo are mounting the coffee giant’s most significant union challenge yet.
Striketober Becomes Strikesgiving as Workers Rediscover the Power of Unions
Better wages and health care may always face headwinds in Washington, but unions are striking to win them directly.
The Justice McDonald’s Workers Seek Workers at Spain’s Mondragón Have Found
We don’t have to organize our economy around enterprises that pay CEOs over 1,000 times what workers make.
Peace Groups Urge Support for the PRO Act
The PRO Act would help the U.S. serve as a global model for labor rights, reducing conflict, and promoting peace.
Paid Sick and Family Leave Can’t Wait
For workers like my mom, the financial strain caused by a lack of paid leave can be just as stressful as catching COVID-19.
Danny Glover: Why I’m in Alabama with Amazon Workers
The Hollywood actor is mobilizing support for warehouse workers who are making their mark on the long history of southern organizing.
The Pandemic is Sparking a Wave of Union Drives on College Campuses
In Arizona, two universities are spearheading an effort to unionize the entire state’s higher education workforce.
Greed in the Suites, from Walgreens to Walmart
Donald Trump may have made his exit, but the CEOs his years smiled upon haven’t gone anywhere.
Grocery Workers Call on Employers to Put Public Health Above CEO Profits
Congress let mandatory paid leave requirements expire at the end of 2020, sparking calls for universal leave benefits to protect workers and their customers from the pandemic.
Billionaire Made $1 Trillion Since COVID-19. They Can Afford to Protect Their Workers.
In a holiday shopping season with rampant rates of COVID-19 infection, we must protect frontline workers before it’s too late.
Why We Must Protect Essential Workers From Billionaire Pandemic Profiteers
Billionaires are sequestered in protective bubbles and private jets while essential workers are without adequate personal protective equipment.
Workers Need the Right to Sue
Republicans want to give corporate CEOs a five-year “get out of jail free card” for jeopardizing the health and safety of their workers.