Labor

Federal Spies Hunt Unions for Conspiracy, Find Solidarity

Luis Feliz Leon / Labor Notes Aug 18, 2026 After federal agents killed Renée Good and Alex Pretti, DHS launched a mass surveillance and infiltration campaign against community and labor organizing against ICE. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

California Wealth Tax Initiative: A Chance to Express Your Opinion of Billionaires

Dean Baker / Beat the Press Jul 30, 2026 Proponents say the tax will raise over $100 billion over the next five years, a calculation that allows for substantial avoidance. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Labor

How Labor Is Already Fighting Trump’s Mass Deportation Agenda

Natascha Elena Uhlmann, Sarah Lazare / LaborNotes Jan 20, 2025 Community groups and workers’ centers mobilize to resist Trump’s deportation machinery and lay the groundwork for a multi-front battle. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Labor

Workers Across the Country Rally After a Spate of Heat-Related Deaths

Ayurella Horn-Muller / Grist Aug 14, 2024 Airport, retail, and agricultural workers in 13 cities are demanding elected officials enact heat protections. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

After the Shutdown, the Lowest Paid Workers Still Won’t Get Back Pay

Ilana Novick Jan 29, 2019 Over half a million contractors, including janitors and cooks, have no recourse. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truck Hits ‘Fight for 15’ Protesters in Flint

Naomi LaChance / Truthdig Oct 2, 2018 Workers in Michigan fighting for a living wage and the right to strike walked off their jobs Tuesday morning. Nine people were injured in the incident, which police say appears accidental. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama Is Wrong About Social Movements and Activists

By Wade Rathke / Chief Organizer Apr 25, 2016 As Obama must know, the role of social movements and many activists is to "speak truth to power,” to chant “more, more, more,” and not to stop until the job is done. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Happy Independence Day From the Supreme Court: Unions and Women Lose, Koch Brothers Win

Bill Blum / Truthdig Jul 1, 2014 The court's latest decisions handed long-sought political victories to some of the most extreme elements of the American right. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

The Year of the Low-Wage Worker

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Jan 4, 2014 In 2014, legislation and labor actions could narrow the gap between the rich and the poor. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Chicago Waking Up!

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jul 29, 2013 The people of Chicago are learning how to disturb, embarrass and block the ambitions of socially destructive politicians and corporate executives, Rick Perlstein of The Nation magazine reports. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Inside the Liberal Conspiracy to Save the Republic

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 10, 2013 Mother Jones profiles a growing coalition of environmental, labor and civil rights groups, including Greenpeace and the NAACP, that began meeting off the record in December to try to figure out "what to do to beat back the deep-pocketed conservative movement." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

The Right’s Boon in Knox v. SEIU

Bill Blum / Truthdig Feb 11, 2012 On the surface, the case of Knox v. Service Employees International Union (SEIU) lacks blockbuster appeal. But in the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, it has the potential to further rig the playing field in favor of big business and the right wing.In the wake of the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, this case has the potential to further rig the playing field in favor of big business and the right wing. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )