Whole Foods workers are reportedly being sent home for wearing masks with the words or symbols of Black Lives Matter.
Labor
Uber has spent millions in efforts to avoid paying unemployment and other worker benefits.
The labor movement has great potential for power in this country if it brings in those who have long been excluded.
Anti-immigrant policies, a lack of basic labor protections and stigma could make outbreaks harder to contain.
The strength of police unions within larger unions is a barrier labor must confront during and after the port shutdowns.
Workers who took time off to protest were surprised to find their store suddenly closed “indefinitely.”
In the months to come, we should be on the lookout for profiteering, and push to turn this into a moment for change.
An internal memo had forbidden company employees from wearing apparel that supports the movement for Black Lives.
High-tech corporate monitoring of workers today stems from the legacy of tracking enslaved workers in the 18th century.
Already the labor movement has signaled growing impatience with the police and their so-called unions.