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California Is Failing to Protect Health and Safety of Child Farmworkers
The climate of fear has made families more reluctant than ever to complain about unsafe working conditions.
Workers Who Make Black Friday Deals Possible Face Attacks on Right to Organize
New reports detail how the fashion industry relies on underpaid and overworked labor in the Global South.
Trump’s Tariffs Don’t Help Workers. Labor Solidarity Across Borders Does.
Nike supply chain workers across Asia are joining with US labor to shift the balance of power.
Health Care Workers Spoke Out for Their Peers in Gaza. Then Came Backlash.
Medical institutions are silencing their staff and impeding efforts to build solidarity with medical workers in Gaza.
Over 1,000 Starbucks Workers Go on Strike on Company’s “Red Cup Day”
It’s been four years since workers first unionized in Buffalo, but workers still don’t have a contract.
Impending Strike in Las Vegas Exposes Labor Abuses in Service Sector Nationwide
Service work now dominates the economy. That changes how we build worker power, scholar Annie McClanahan says.
Condé Nast Fires Union Leaders After They Confront Bosses on Teen Vogue Layoffs
The firings and gutting of Teen Vogue come amid a hard right pivot by media companies under Trump.
The Future of Palestine Solidarity in US Labor Will Come From the Rank and File
Palestine has always been a labor issue — but until recently, many top US union leaders have been on the wrong side.
Library Admins Are Using Public Money to Hire Union Busters Against Workers
“We don’t want to be fighting for what we already agreed to,” said a Maryland public library worker.
Trump’s Dept. of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers
Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.