US

New Mexico Child Care Workers Get State Investment

Mel Leonor Barclay / The 19th News Jan 27, 2023 Predominantly Latina child care workers in New Mexico get the state to Invest in their industry. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Labor

Migrant Workers Win Crucial Labor Protections

Tina Vásquez / Prism Report Jan 27, 2023 The Department of Homeland Security has issued guidance to protect immigrants from deportation and other forms of retaliation during labor disputes. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Labor

Corky Lee and the Work of Seeing

Ken Chen / N+1 Jan 26, 2023 Corky's Lee's photographs showcase the difference at the heart of “Asian America.” Dig deeper ( 43 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Recent Reports Reveal Antisemitism Is On the Rise 

Truthdig staff / Truthdig Jan 13, 2023 New surveys point to antisemitism in the workplace. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Labor

How a War on Porn Is Endangering US Sex Workers

Hallie Lieberman / Open Democracy Jan 13, 2023 A proposed ‘anti-trafficking’ US law may actually increase trafficking, as well as threatening sex workers and free speech. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Labor

Biggest Labor Contracts Expiring in 2023

Dan DiMaggio / Labor Notes Jan 2, 2023 2023 could be a year of major gains for labor unions, as contracts in major industries are up for renegotiation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Labor

Corporate Culture is a Barrier to Labor Organizing in the Video Game Industry

Cassandra Roxburgh / Prism Reports Dec 29, 2022 Current and former video game workers detail a longstanding culture of sexual harassment, exploitation, and retaliation. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Labor

Farmworkers’ Working and Living Conditions Take a Mental Health Toll

Pilar Marrero / Capital & Main Dec 27, 2022 Advocates seek to counter cultural stigma and the harsh effects of COVID-19 with innovative approaches to reaching a vulnerable population. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Labor

2022 Labor Year in Review

Jenny Brown / Labor Notes Dec 20, 2022 With more unions, strikes, and leadership contests, labor took big strides in the right direction in 2022. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

News

Being a Farmworker Is a Health Risk

David Bacon / Capital & Main Dec 14, 2022 Field laborers have high rate of illness and injury—and less access to health care. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

World

Migrant Workers in Qatar Face Mass Wage Theft

Rejimon Kuttappan / Open Democracy Dec 9, 2022 The terminated employment and theft of wages and benefits that thousands of migrant workers in Qatar experienced as the virus spread constitute a tragedy. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

American Workers Break Their Silence on Asbestos Exposure

Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi / ProPublica Dec 7, 2022 The accounts from workers stand in sharp contrast to what Olin and OxyChem have put on the record about worker safety in their plants. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )