A new book shows that paying frontline workers well makes good business sense. But that isn’t why it will happen.

A massive pork plant known for labor violations called the police on a disgruntled employee. Then a co-worker started filming.

Last year, the staffs of 17 House Democrats unionized. Things are moving much, much slower in the Senate—and now that the GOP has the House, things are weird there too.

Hollywood writers are striking in part to preserve an endangered profession. The studios’ response? Quit whining.

It makes you hate your co-workers, and it makes your boss want to fire you.

Jay Powell? The Fed? Joe Biden? Congress? The one percent? No, no, no, no—and definitely no.

Resist the misconception that sustainable living means more work.

Republicans have declared war on children, and Democrats should talk more forthrightly about it.

The latest jobs report shows that while unemployment remains freakishly low, real wages are falling—thus shifting power back toward management.

Your boss asking for a doctor’s note is more about controlling labor than worker health.

After the Supreme Court gutted rules to protect unions, the Freedom Foundation has been on a national mission to erode labor’s base of support.

How the consulting firm’s cost-cutting logic devoured America

It’s that time of year when bosses look at their balance sheets and send employees packing. Legally, they don’t even have to explain why—and usually, they don’t.

He’s up there, no doubt. But there are many kinds of bad bosses, and Musk is only one. Well, two.

A four-day workweek would be one easy way to cut skyrocketing commercial energy consumption.

It’s easy to bemoan our “capitalist hellscape”—or use it to justify a soulless, obscenely lucrative job. But few Americans are willing to put in the hard work of being an actual anti-capitalist.

Workers in Maine, Michigan, and Washington, D.C., are campaigning to end the disparities between those who earn tips and other jobs.

He’s blocked a bill to make it easier for farm workers to organize. Now Democrats are worried he’ll do the same for a bill to improve working conditions in fast food.

Efforts to diversify the industry might be having the opposite effect. And although puzzles are an important part of The New York Times’ business strategy, only a handful of people actually make a living from crosswords.

Covid initially drove wages up, especially for working-class people. But that’s over—another illustration of capital’s dethronement of labor.