The Cost of Winning: How One Family Destroyed Pittsburgh’s Print Journalism Ecosystem in Eight Days
The Cost of Winning: How One Family Destroyed Pittsburgh’s Print Journalism Ecosystem in Eight Days
In the span of eight days, a single family decimated Pittsburgh’s print journalism infrastructure. On December 30, Block Communications shuttered the Pittsburgh City Paper, a…
The Bell Pepper Economy: Inside New York State’s Prison Labor System
The Bell Pepper Economy: Inside New York State’s Prison Labor System
When Devin Giordano describes the day the commissary price sheet arrived at Eastern Correctional Facility, he returns to one man. Jack, a nickname, had recently…
The Federal Government Just Void-Canceled a Union Contract for 47,000 Workers. And Most People Never Heard About It.
The Federal Government Just Void-Canceled a Union Contract for 47,000 Workers. And Most People Never Heard About It.
The policy is titled “Eliminating Collective Bargaining at TSA Due to its Incompatibility with TSA’s National Security Mission and its Adverse Impact on Resources, Flexibility,…
The Dignity Deficit: America Built an Economy That Disrespects Work
The Dignity Deficit: America Built an Economy That Disrespects Work
In December 2021, a tornado bore down on an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois. Workers asked to leave. Management refused. Six employees died in the…
WNBA Players Claimed Leverage Before Expansion Set the Terms
WNBA Players Claimed Leverage Before Expansion Set the Terms
On December 18, WNBA players voted to authorize a strike. Ninety-three percent of eligible players participated, and of those, 98% voted yes. It would be…

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