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Labor Rights
June 13, 2024
Talia Jane
Who Will Protect Starbucks if Not the Supreme Court?
Someone needs to look out for union-busting corporations.
September 8, 2021
Luis Feliz Leon
Regulating Amazon’s Warehouse Algorithms Is About More Than Injuries
A California law limiting warehouse quotas could also help with high turnover, giving workers more opportunities to organize.
August 5, 2021
Esther Wang
The Cuomo Report and the #MeToo “Reckoning” That Never Really Came
In 2017, would-be Cassandras warned about witch hunts and ruined careers. In 168 pages, New York Attorney General Letitia James captured a sexist American work culture that is as poisonous as ever.
March 26, 2021
Luis Feliz Leon
Amazon Union’s Vote Results Are in Soon. What Happens Next?
“It’s not just a hashtag for us. All things are definitely on the table.”
March 24, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
Saying Never Again to the Violence in Atlanta Means Saying No to More Policing
Massage workers and sex workers know how to fight the kind of extraordinary violence we saw last week. It’s time we listened.
March 3, 2021
Melissa Gira Grant
The Sexism at the Heart of Cuomo’s Boss State
The nursing home scandal and harassment allegations exist on a continuum of labor abuses. This is how the governor operates.
September 29, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Elite Sisterhood of Amy Coney Barrett
Her nomination to the Supreme Court isn’t just about overturning Roe. It’s about redefining womanhood.
June 17, 2020
Nick Martin
At-Will Employment Is the Real Cancel Culture
A Supreme Court case and a series of workplace uprisings raise the question: Whose jobs are really protected in this country?
May 22, 2020
Rosana Araujo
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Clio Chang
I Lost My Job Cleaning Houses and Don’t Know Where I Go From Here
When the pandemic hit, my employers told me, “Do not come right now.” No one paid me for those cancellations.
May 1, 2020
Sarah Jaffe
The Post-Pandemic Future of Work
The current crisis is forcing us to reconsider what it means to have to work to live. It's long overdue.
May 1, 2020
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John Patrick Leary
The Slippery Definition of an “Essential” Worker
Whose work is indispensable in a pandemic?
April 28, 2020
Kim Kelly
The Grim New Relevance of Workers Memorial Day
A holiday dedicated to workers injured or killed on the job takes on a darker resonance as work grows more dangerous in a pandemic.
February 18, 2020
Melissa Gira Grant
The Trump Administration Finally Broke the Anti-Trafficking Movement
The bipartisan movement to “combat trafficking” was built on many of the same superficialities as the First Family, but everyone has their limit.
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