Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Labor Day 2022 seemed to me “the most promising moment for unions in several decades.” That year, young workers were trying to ...

The labor movement is reviving the practice of “salting” to bring unions to huge new industries. When you apply for a job as ...

When 220 baristas became union members at Heine Brothers cafés and roasteries across Louisville, Kentucky, in late 2022, baristas at nearby Sunergos Coffee were inspired. “We thought, ‘If they can do ...

Looking at the state of labor in the US, it can be hard to believe that 35 percent of all workers once belonged to a union. That was back in the 1940s, the peak of American organized labor. Since then ...

Registered nurses march against President Trump’s authoritarian tactics at the October 18 No Kings Day action organized by National Nurses United and Indivisible SF, in San Francisco. Credit: Don ...

As Labor Day comes this year, US workers and the labor movement face a critical juncture. In some ways, labor is on a roll. Petitions for union elections with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ...

They might not get as much praise and recognition, but Black women have served as the driving force and the foundation of many of the most transformative and important movements. It’s a cycle that ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. is widely celebrated for his leadership during the Civil Rights Movement, but a new exhibit in Catherwood Library seeks to shed light on his lesser-known role in the history of ...

Authoritarian socialists, communists, and even some anarchists believe that the labor movement and the socialist/anarchist movement are the same and share identical goals. In this article, I want to ...

From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax. The holiday with activist ...

After spending more than 25 combined years promoting the trade union movement and protecting the right to organize in the United States and around the world, we see the report “And Still I Rise: Black ...

Labor Day 2022 seemed to me “the most promising moment for unions in several decades.” That year, young workers were trying to organize new unions from coast to coast, and labor unions enjoyed over 70 ...