Illegally Fired Workers Fight Back
The Unemployed Workers United wants to raise the financial and political costs of illegally firing workers for union activity.
Economic Power
精东影业 Media鈥檚 coverage of economic power focuses on solutions to runaway wealth and income inequality. Achieving economic equity stems from the ability of workers to organize in traditional and non-traditional ways, including unions and cooperatives. It also means uplifting specific solutions to the housing crisis and hunger as well as educational and medical debt, and generational wealth inequity. And, it lies in broad programs to redistribute wealth via universal basic income programs and reparations for racial harms. Our vision also incorporates the value of rest and care, which do not need to be earned or deserved. The ultimate question is: Can we imagine a working alternative to capitalism?
What Makes the UAW Strike Historic?
As contract negotiations broke down, the United Auto Workers authorized a historic strike at Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis factories.
If Rent Is Out of Control, Time to Control Rent
Tara Raghuveer of People鈥檚 Action outlines detailed rent control regulations that have been proven to work in cities around the U.S.
5 Lessons from UPS Workers鈥� Successful Bargaining
The UPS Teamsters flexed their collective muscle to win most of their demands from the world鈥檚 largest delivery company.
Community-Powered Solar in Puerto Rico
With climate-fueled hurricanes in their past and future, Puerto Ricans are taking back their power.
Strippers Join Servers and Baristas in New Labor Movement
The LA-based Star Garden Topless Dive Bar just voted in favor of joining the Actors鈥� Equity Association, making it the first unionized strip club since the now-defunct Lusty Lady in San Francisco and Seattle.
Hollywood Finally Starts Skewering White Wealth
The caucasity of television shows about the casual cruelty of excess is critically important. Succession didn鈥檛 shy away from that, and neither should other shows profiling the rich.
Stronger Labor Laws Could Combat Human Trafficking
Author Melissa Hope Ditmore suggests that current political attention on human trafficking is performative rather than practical. In her new book, she makes the case for enforcing and expanding labor laws.
Why We Need Pirates
Exploited sailors escaped to form egalitarian outlaw societies under the Jolly Roger.
Preserving Labor History in the Present, for the Future
Labor activists take steps to preserve the documents and strategies they use today, so future organizers will have a practical guide.
How California Can Better Serve Homeless Students
Schools are federally mandated to provide extra support to students experiencing homelessness, but many students鈥攑articularly those of color鈥攃ontinue to fall through the cracks in California.
Going Beyond Charity: How Businesses Can Achieve Permanent Sustainability
A shift away from maximizing profits and to employee ownership can yield a more positive impact.
A Tiny Home Village Gets a Big Helping Hand
Through a growing master-planned community, a faith-based nonprofit in East Austin is working to make a dent in chronic homelessness.
Undergrads Fight for Their Right to Organize
Long-underpaid undergrad students who work on campus are increasingly seeing the value of their labor and organizing unions.
The Caf茅 That鈥檚 Upending Capitalism
Cafe Euphoria isn鈥檛 just another co-op. Its trans and gender-nonconforming owners are pursuing a vision of radical equality.
Labor and Climate Form a More Perfect Union
Environmental and labor activists have found success collaborating at the local and state levels. Now they have their eyes on federal policy.
A Growing Wave of Unionizing Drives Change
From Amazon to Starbucks, employees are demanding better pay and working conditions from companies that have long had a free hand to maximize profits at any cost.
The Underground Economy of Unpaid Care
More than 40 million people provide unpaid care for adults. My mother was one of them.
Collective Bargaining for the Workplace and Democracy
Rubynell Walker-Barbee shares her story of service workers organizing in Georgia.
For American Labor, the Past Isn鈥檛 Past
Can learning labor history give us hope for the future of unions?
The Deep Roots of the Racial Wealth Gap鈥攁nd How We Undo It
The racial wealth gap exists by historical design. In order to undo that divide, we need to be just as intentional.
How We Converted to a Cooperative鈥攁nd How You Can, Too
Here are the basic steps any company will need to go through to give workers ownership.
My Mother鈥檚 Immigration Story, Part of Something Larger
You can say that my parents came to America for a better life, and they got one. But American imperialism shaped their paths.
How Wichita Found Success in Distributing Emergency Housing Vouchers
Wichita, Kansas, is using about 70% of its vouchers to help unsheltered people and those fleeing domestic violence, one of the highest usage rates in the country.
How Dallas Is Fighting Homelessness With COVID Aid
Federal money for housing the pandemic wasn鈥檛 being spent. The city found a way to make sure more people were being housed sooner.
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