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How to Ask for a Raise or Promotion at Work

Doing your research first is key.

What to Know About the History of Imperialism

Most world powers rose to where they are by violently thieving from other nations.

SAG-AFTRA Is Officially Striking. Here’s What That Means.

 The union representing more than 160,000 actors and entertainment professionals.
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The Actors Guild Is Expected to Strike After 'Insulting' Studio Offers

Emmys and much more will likely be up in the air. 

Unpaid Labor Is Seen As a Given in Many Fields

From student teaching to nursing to social work.

Why Have We Seen So Many Industrial Disasters This Year?

Including the East Palestine, OH, train derailment and water contamination in Philly.

This Young Artist Is Taking on Rampant Sexism in the Service Industry

Morgan Bukovec’s work features embroidered notes of what male customers said to her.

Students, Working People and Climate Activists Just Got Thrown Under the Bus

The debt ceiling deal came at the expense of those who aren’t wealthy.

Everything We Think About Ambition Needs to Change

We can redefine ambition outside of school and our jobs.

Billionaires Are Bad for the Planet — Here’s How

It literally costs the Earth to live like a billionaire.

TikTok Helped Me Normalize Pay Transparency. Congress Wants To Ban It.

“How much do you make?” has always been a taboo question.

For Some Migraine Patients, Remote Work Is a Sanctuary

The unpredictable condition can be easier to ride out at home. 

What You Need to Know About the WGA Writers' Strike

As one picketer put it, “Succession without writers is just The Apprentice…. and look how that worked out.”

Unions Need to Show Solidarity With Disabled Colleagues

People with disabilities can’t be an afterthought.

How Do I Access Accommodations for My Disability at Work?

Here are your rights and what to know.

More Perfect Union Knows Journalism Can’t Be Objective

The organization has built a big following through its advocacy journalism.

Our Jobs Have Always Made Us Sick

From the Radium Girls to nail salon workers.

Grad Student Unions Are Striking Across the Country

"We see what’s happening in academia and want to fight back and reclaim higher education as an engine of economic opportunity.”

A New Kind of Union Wants to Take Hold in the South

The United Southern Service Workers wants to organize low-wage workers across industries.

What to Know About Neoliberalism

It’s a hard term to pin down because it shapes our lives in so many ways.