Workers
Leaked Memo Shows No Evil Foods Justifying Laying Off Workers With No Severance
'Not being able to provide severance was one of the hardest, most painful decisions that our leadership team has ever had to make.'
How Not to Do Unemployment Journalism 101
Felix Salmon's 'deep dive' into unemployment fraud is astonishingly lazy and credulous.
It’s Good to Know Where Your Boss Lives
Anna Wintour won't come to the bargaining table. So her workers went to her house.
The Fight Against the Corrupt Rideshare ‘Union’ Bills Is Just Getting Started
Grassroots organizing won the day in New York, but Uber and Lyft aren't finished.
What’s the Most Evil Corporation Going Rainbow For Pride?
All your favorite opioid slingers and weapons manufacturers LOVE Pride!
The Grassroots Movement to Unionize A New Orleans Charter School
The teachers at Bricolage Academy could get a union today—despite the best efforts of their bosses.
The AP’s Shameful Firing of Emily Wilder
The ouster of a young reporter for having been pro-Palestinian in college is craven, hypocritical, and outrageous.
Why This McDonald’s Worker Is Going Out on Strike Today
A conversation with a McDonald's worker in North Carolina about Fight for $15.
How COVID Affected the Disability Rights Movement
A chat with journalist Sara Luterman for our What Now newsletter.
Here Are the NYT CEO’s Latest Excuses for Union Busting
In a meeting with staffers, Meredith Levien had several reasons for why she's fighting her paper's newest organizing effort.
Essential Workers Are Over This Shit
What workers at McDonald's and Connecticut nursing homes say about the state of the labor movement after COVID.
Meet the RNC-Linked Law Firm Behind Duke’s Anti-Union Crusade
The long, sordid history of Ogletree Deakins.
Bessemer Was Not the Beginning or the End
It was a bitter disappointment, but it's not over.
Duke University Press Workers Are Unionizing—And Gearing Up for a Fight
It's still unclear how the notoriously anti-union school will respond.
Comrade Meghan
Meghan Markle's tribute to unions in her Oprah interview was a welcome surprise.
Why Won’t Joe Biden Touch the Biggest Union Drive in America?
Backing the Amazon union should be an easy call. Biden won't do it.
Don’t Be Mad at Teachers for Not Wanting to Die
The hysteria around school reopenings is out of control.
Talking to Kim Kelly About the Most Electrifying Union Drive in America
That and much more in today's What Now newsletter.
