No Wi-Fi, No Job: The Digital Divide Is Working-Class Violence
No Wi-Fi, No Job: The Digital Divide Is Working-Class Violence
A home health aide based in a rural area loses out on a new job because she couldn’t access the agency’s online application. Her smartphone…
Laid Off, Burned Out, and Still Expected to Be ‘Grateful’
Laid Off, Burned Out, and Still Expected to Be ‘Grateful’
There’s no preamble. Just a vague calendar invite. A too-casual “Can we talk?” And then it hits: this isn’t a meeting. It’s an exit. One…
The Calls Are Coming From Inside the House: JPMorgan’s Union Moment
The Calls Are Coming From Inside the House: JPMorgan’s Union Moment
In the fall of 2011, protesters pitched tents in Zuccotti Park and chanted “We are the 99%” at the glass towers of Wall Street. They…
Why LaborWise? Because a Crisis Demands a Response
Why LaborWise? Because a Crisis Demands a Response
In the same year that worker strikes surged across industries, mass layoffs hit newsrooms from coast to coast. Labor reporters were among the first to…

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