Labor
Stories from the front lines of worker's rights
Work affects all of us. Our daily reporting covers aspects of health, community, economy, international relations, and social justice relative to labor.
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Starbucks Workers Build Steam
Since last fall, the union effort has increased its capacity to exert pressure on the corporate mega-giant—including in a March 22 national strike. Read more
Mar 25, 2023
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Lionsgate
John Wick, Working Class Hero
Employed by an opulent, rules-heavy cabal of assassins, John Wick: Chapter 4 highlights how our own lives are hostage to the whims of a global elite. Read more
Mar 24, 2023
Douglas Bagg
Smart Ass Cripple: Pick Up and NO
With a new remodel in my neighborhood, Starbucks eliminates the need for employees in the first place. Read more
Mar 23, 2023
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What Union-Buster Howard Schultz Owes Starbucks Workers
The multi-billion company has refused to negotiate with a single unionized store; now, its CEO is being held accountable by Congress. Read more
Mar 11, 2023
Wisconsin Examiner
Enslaved Workers are Making Your Breakfast
As coverage of child labor in the United States enrages the public, Wisconsin confronts its own labor trafficking crises. Read more
Feb 28, 2023
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Want to Fix the Teacher Shortage? Just Pay Them More, Already
Bernie Sanders’s ‘Pay Teachers Act’ would increase teacher base pay to $60,000 a year, a much-needed boost to strengthen the profession. Read more
Feb 27, 2023
Archives Foundation
Reviving the Southern Black Labor Movement
Southern Black workers have a long record of forming unions to press their demands for justice—we once again need to build power at work as we have in the past. Read more
Feb 23, 2023
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Labor Trafficking Happens Here, Too
Meat-packing and chicken-processing plants have been sites of extreme exploitation that may meet the definition of trafficking. Read more
Feb 21, 2023
