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10 Wins for the Workplace and Public Good for Which You Can Thank Unions

From the 8-hour workday to overtime pay.

What Does It Mean to Be a ‘Scab’?

Here are the dos and don'ts of the picket line.

This One Stat Explains Why Actors Are on Strike

Hollywood glamour doesn't pay the rent.

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.

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.

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.

The Union-Busting Roots of the Oscars

Giving filmmakers and actors awards was a ploy to keep them from organizing.

How Do I Navigate Mental Health Issues at Work?

Sometimes your job itself can be the problem.

We Left Our Loved Ones for Promised Jobs That Didn’t Exist

Hemant paid $20,000 for a job that was supposed to grant him a green card.

Should Your Employer Be Able to Stop You From Getting a New Job?

A federal agency is saying absolutely not.

All the Ways That Workers Won in the 2022 Midterms

Several pro-labor ballot initiatives and amendments passed.

The Dangerous, Invisible Work of Being a Teen Farmworker

As many as 500,000 kids age 17 and younger work in America’s fields.

Gen Z Is the Most Pro-Union Generation

According to a new report.

In Session: The Teen Vogue Lesson Plan

Our curated story collections can help aid education in and outside the classroom.

Instagram Influencers Are Fighting to Get Paid

Creators want to get their due.

Inside the History of Sex Worker Organizing in the U.S.

The first known sex workers’ rights protest dates back to 1917.

Starbucks Threatens to Take Away Trans Health Benefits at Stores That Unionize

“We are uniquely vulnerable."

The Union Drip Account Knows Workers’ Rights Are in Style

Organizing, but make it fashion.