From the 1996 Olympics to the 2026 World Cup: Atlanta’s New Watchdog Coalition Is Determined to Protect Workers, Immigrants, & Residents

From the 1996 Olympics to the 2026 World Cup: Atlanta’s New Watchdog Coalition Is Determined to Protect Workers, Immigrants, & Residents

The 2026 FIFA World Cup will bring an estimated 300,000 visitors to Atlanta. Six months out, a coalition of labor unions and civil rights organizations…
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Cultivating Beauty, Dismissing Workers: The Union Battle Breaking Open at the Chicago Botanic Garden

Cultivating Beauty, Dismissing Workers: The Union Battle Breaking Open at the Chicago Botanic Garden

On an October afternoon, Kai Shin stood before the Forest Preserve District of Cook County’s board of commissioners and did something that should have been…
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Beyond the NLRB: What Workers Built While Federal Labor Law Collapsed

Beyond the NLRB: What Workers Built While Federal Labor Law Collapsed

The narrative engulfing labor coverage right now is destruction. In January, Donald Trump fired NLRB board member Gwynne Wilcox, the first time in history a…
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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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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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