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United Pilots Picket for New Contract as Strikes Loom at Southwest and American
United pilots protested at airports across the U.S. on the heels of strike-authorization votes at two other airlines.
Labor Organizers Launch a New Model for the Fight Against Private Equity
Workers are fighting back against private equity -- the ruthless industry that strips and flips companies for profit.
Iowa Republicans Pass Bill to Allow 14-Year-Olds to Work in Meat Coolers
“This session will go down in history as one of the most divisive and cruel ever seen in Iowa.”
There Is a Safety Crisis in App-Based Work, and Workers Know How to Fix It
As industry-leader Uber celebrates record revenue, app workers are demanding their just due.
Amid Rampant Union Busting, Workers Tell Starbucks It’s Time to Negotiate
On May Day, Starbucks workers confronted managers at the corporation’s regional headquarters in Manhattan.
McDonald’s in Kentucky Employed 10-Year-Olds Without Pay, Labor Officials Find
One of the children was found to have been working the deep fryer, which is illegal under federal law.
New Research Upends the Notion That Significant Wage Hikes Are Job Killers
A working paper shows that large minimum wage increases can have positive effects on both earnings and employment.
Rutgers Academic Workers Are Striking for the Future of Public Education
Donna Murch outlines the historic and ongoing labor struggle at Rutgers University.
Undercover Salting Isn’t Just a Labor Strategy. It Has an Antiwar History Too.
Leftist organizers entered the war machine to turn troop discontent into organized resistance to the Vietnam War.
NHS Workers to Resume Strike, Rejecting Tory Government Pay Offer as Inadequate
Rishi Sunak, the wealthiest PM in UK history, has repeatedly supported proposals to crack down on the strike.