News | Economy & Labor Kaiser Mental Health Workers Win Big After Long Strike Their new contract includes raises of 20 percent over four years and an additional $2,500 signing bonus. By Cal Winslow , LaborNotes June 1, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Los Angeles Passes US’s Highest Minimum Wage as Labor Prepares for 2028 Olympics Meanwhile, unions organize as over 100 hotel and catering contracts in the area expire in the run-up to the Olympics. By Sasha Abramsky , Truthout May 28, 2025 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Want to Stop Trump’s Attacks on the NLRB? History Shows Strikes Are the Answer. Workers’ legal rights are inherently precarious in a capitalist economy. Only periodic mass upheaval has renewed them. By Kevin A. Young , Truthout May 10, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing NY’s Prison Guard Strike Has Roots in Decades of Racialized Deindustrialization The guards’ demand for impunity is about the maintenance of violence at the core of the system, says Andrea R. Morrell. By Jarrod Shanahan , Truthout February 28, 2025 Truthout
Interview | Prisons & Policing New York Prison Guards Strike, Denouncing Limits on Solitary Confinement Prisons are institutions of warfare that masquerade as apolitical instruments of crime control, says an anthropologist. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! February 26, 2025 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor 2024 Saw Organized Labor Score Gains, But Challenges Loom on the Horizon Workers’ demands for union democracy have fueled more fights, more wins, higher expectations and more new organizing. By Jenny Brown , LaborNotes December 22, 2024 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor Amazon Workers Speak Out Amid Unprecedented Holiday Season Strike Thousands of Amazon workers on Thursday launched the largest strike against the retail giant in US history. By Amy Goodman , DemocracyNow! December 20, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Starbucks Workers United Launches 5 Days of Strikes Across the US The union now represents 11,000 workers at over 500 stores, while Starbucks continues to delay a contract agreement. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 20, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Teamsters Launch Historic Nationwide Strike Against Amazon Workers at multiple facilities are pressuring Amazon to negotiate contracts with its unionized employees. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams December 19, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Amazon Hit With Potential Strike and Damning Senate Report Ahead of Holiday Rush Bernie Sanders released a report on abusive conditions at Amazon warehouses as workers prepare for a pre-holiday strike. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout December 17, 2024 Truthout