News Analysis | Economy & Labor Breakdown of Safety Is Not Unique to Boeing — It’s Endemic to Capitalist Society Heads are rolling at Boeing, but new leadership doesn’t alter the labor conditions and profit motives that erode safety. By Susan Kang , Truthout March 28, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor Cities Are Quietly Waging War on Marginalized Food Truck and Street Vendors City leaders are clamping down on small entrepreneurs to protect the profits of their wealthy business allies. By Justin Pearson & Daryl James , Truthout March 11, 2024 Truthout
News Analysis | Economy & Labor 1 US Worker Dies on the Job Every 96 Minutes, Latest Data Shows New data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics documents a significant jump in on the job deaths in the US. By Tyler Walicek , Truthout February 17, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Uber, Lyft and DoorDash Workers May Gain Employee Benefits Under New Labor Rule The new rule could ease the precarity of gig workers’ labor conditions, but companies have vowed to oppose it. By Tyler Walicek , Truthout January 12, 2024 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Unionization Wave Spurred by Starbucks Workers Is Spreading Across Buffalo Workers at Elmwood Taco and Subs, an iconic local food shop, are continuing the wave of worker-led organizing. By Derek Seidman , Truthout November 27, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Cafeteria Workers and School Monitors Prepare for Possible Strike in Philly Almost 2,000 school workers may go on strike if their demands are not actualized in a new contract by September 30. By Ngakiya Camara , Truthout September 25, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Employers and Trade Associations Are Resisting Heat Protections for Workers Few states have rules mandating that all outdoor workers have access to water, rest and shade. By Amy Maxmen , KFFHealthNews September 5, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Culture & Media Blaming Workers for AI Shortcomings — a New Corporate Strategy? In a highly competitive AI market, blaming "human error” can help companies hide serious flaws in their systems. By James Steinhoff , Truthout September 5, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor 11,000 LA City Workers Strike After City Engaged in Bad Faith Bargaining LA city workers join hotel employees, Hollywood actors, and TV and movie writers in “hot labor summer” strikes. By Zane McNeill , Truthout August 8, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Want to Support Striking Workers? Don’t Cancel Your Netflix Subscription Yet. Boycotts of streamers can be a powerful tool, but we must follow unions’ lead. Here’s how you can show solidarity. By Katie Tastrom , Truthout August 2, 2023 Truthout