Nation Nov 15 Illinois votes to protect collective bargaining rights in state amendment By John O'Connor, Associated Press
Arts Sep 23 How one historic labor strike embodies the fight for dignity Our September 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Steven Greenhouse’s “Beaten Down, Worked Up.”… By Courtney Vinopal
Arts Sep 14 Why this labor reporter is always ‘writing for the reader’ Our September 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Steven Greenhouse’s “Beaten Down, Worked Up.”… By Courtney Vinopal
Arts Sep 11 Discussion questions for ‘Beaten Down, Worked Up’ Our September 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Steven Greenhouse’s “Beaten Down, Worked Up.”… By Courtney Vinopal
Economy May 01 Around the world, virus worries haunt workers demanding rights on May Day Millions of workers worldwide are marking international labor day trapped between hunger and fear because of the virus pandemic, either with no job at all or a job without enough health protections. By Elena Becatoros, Angela Charlton, Elaine Kurtenbach, Associated Press
Apr 28 Pandemic stress pushes front-line workers toward labor action By Nicholas Riccardi, Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Front-line workers are staging job action after job action in their quest for protection from the coronavirus. The protests have extended from Amazon to Instacart and McDonalds. Continue reading
Sep 05 Column: The labor movement as we know it is dying. Here’s how it can survive By David Rolf Collective bargaining isn't working. It's time for the labor movement to innovate and adopt new models. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch A Violent Moment in American Labor History, Captured in Verse Colorado poet David Mason shares a look at a dramatic moment in American labor history through his poem about a 1913 mine strike that ended in violence. Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch Labor’s ‘Bulldog’ Trumka Challenged by Dwindling Ranks, Public Perception As AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka works to protect organized labor from the excesses of big business, he faces dwindling ranks, splits among union groups, and diminished public support. Paul Solman reports. Continue watching