worker's rights
How Fear of Disease Has Won Rights for U.S. Workers
Public health risks can stir the ruling class to action.
By Shira Telushkin
Young Service Workers Are Freaking Out About Coronavirus
“Am I still going to be able to pay rent?”
By Anjana Pawa
What to Know About Your Rights to Unionize
And how your bosses might try to undermine them.
By Kaylen Ralph
Bernie Sanders Shares His Plan for a Working Class Revolution
The 2020 candidate sat down with Teen Vogue.
By Kim Kelly
What to Know About Your Rights as a Worker
Your career trajectory, pay, safety, and quality of life depend on it.
By Kaylen Ralph
A Legal Loophole Lets Colleges Pay Students Less Than Minimum Wage
Is this happening to you?
By Mary Retta
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
What I Wish I’d Known About Labor Unions Earlier In My Career
Happy Labor Day! Union members earn on average 22% higher wages than their non-union peers.
By Katie Barrows
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
Female Athletes Are Using Labor Tactics to Try to Get Equal Pay
"Direct action gets the goods."
By Kim Kelly
What You Need to Know Before Signing the Contract for Your First Job
Don’t sign away your rights.
By Molly Coleman and Kimberly Rodriguez
Domestic Workers Want Their Own Bill of Rights from Congress
“We are the workers who live in the shadows. Well, not anymore."
By Katelyn Burns
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
Your Boss Might Be Ripping You Off: How To Protect Yourself From Wage Theft
This sneaky practice could be costing you thousands of dollars.
By Lindsay Beyerstein
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
Domestic Workers Demand Your Respect
The majority of the two million domestic workers in the U.S. are women of color and immigrants.
By Taylor Crumpton