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Prohibition Was America’s First War on Drugs
It was a product of xenophobia, racism, and classism.
By Kim Kelly
The Fight to Secure Labor Rights for Exploited Prisoners
“It’s time for incarcerated workers to be treated like workers."
By Kim Kelly
Bernie Sanders Shares His Plan for a Working Class Revolution
The 2020 candidate sat down with Teen Vogue.
By Kim Kelly
Ride-Share Drivers Are Fighting to Make the Gig Economy Fairer
We’ll take health care and the right to unionize, please!
By Kim Kelly
The Human Cost of a Cheap Manicure
Fed up with poor working conditions, nail salon workers are organizing.
By Kim Kelly
Labor Day Is a Government Scam
Even if the holiday wasn’t always intended to be a rip-off, it sure is now.
By Kim Kelly
Appalachia’s Long, Proud Tradition of Labor Militancy
Coal miners in the area known as “Bloody Harlan” are currently blocking trains in a mass protest.
By Kim Kelly
Female Athletes Are Using Labor Tactics to Try to Get Equal Pay
"Direct action gets the goods."
By Kim Kelly
How American Workers Won the Eight-Hour Workday
Next time you clock out of work before dinner, thank your local union member, anarchist, or socialist.
By Kim Kelly
America's Workplaces Aren't Often Safe for LGBTQ Employees
“Workers’ rights and LGBTQ rights — we can’t have solidarity unless we address all issues."
By Kim Kelly
Climate Disaster Is a Labor Issue. Here's Why.
Few labor leaders deny that some kind of action needs to be taken, but it’s time to pick up the pace.
By Kim Kelly
Trump's Attack on Home Care Workers Will Also Hurt the Sick and Elderly
Millions of Americans depend on home care workers, the majority of which are women of color, and many of whom are immigrants.
By Kim Kelly
Hollywood's Labor Force Has Always Had to Fight for Workers' Rights
The Oscars were actually started as a union-busting plot.
By Kim Kelly
Freelancers Want to Join Unions but Labor Laws Won't Let Them
U.S. law can serve as a roadblock that keeps independent contractors from job protections.
By Kim Kelly
If You Eat Fast Food, You Should Support Its Industry’s Workers
From line cook to cashier, those who work in the fast-food industry are fighting for their rights.
By Kim Kelly
Garment Workers Are Paying the Human Cost of Fashion
A culture of mistreatment is an injustice that the fashion industry remains reluctant to fully address.
By Kim Kelly
Black Women Stand Up for American Workers and Always Have
"Making black women whole raises the floor for all women."
By Kim Kelly
Black Civil Rights Activists Were Crucial to the Labor Movement
“We've got to give ourselves to this struggle until the end."
By Kim Kelly