Here's Why UberEats Couriers Went on Strike in the U.K. This Month
An organizer with a couriers union discusses the ongoing campaign to improve the gig economy.
Labor
The Unemployment Rate Fell Further in September
The economy added 134,000 jobs in September, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A Progressive Fundraising Behemoth Faces Fresh Accusations of Unjust Labor Practices
Grassroots Campaigns canvasses for such non-profits as Planned Parenthood and the American Civil Liberties Union. But former employees say the organization has taken a hardline—and repressive—view of labor reform within its own ranks.
'They Won't Be Able to Eat Their Money': A Dispatch From the 'Rise for Climate' March
Pacific Standard spoke with Amazonian activists, grandmothers, and small children at Saturday's march in San Francisco.
The White House Disputes That American Wages Are Stagnating
The White House is countering a government agency's findings that Americans' wages haven't grown as quickly as cost of living over the past year.
Working in America in 2018
For Labor Day, a selection of some of our favorite stories on the American worker in 2018.
A Recent SCOTUS Decision on Labor Might Actually Strengthen Unions
Identifying union fees as a matter of free speech works both ways.
The Supreme Court Just Weakened Public-Sector Unions. What Will Happen Next?
Pacific Standard spoke with a labor researcher about the likely effects of the landmark Supreme Court decision passed on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court Rules That Public-Sector Unions Can't Require Agency Fees
Union advocates argue that the loss of agency fees will financially decimate public-sector unions.
Viewfinder: A Labor Protest in Costa Rica
Thousands of public-sector employees march during a strike called by labor unions to protest against austerity measures in San José, Costa Rica, on June 25th, 2018.
Boeing Flight Line Workers Vote to Unionize in South Carolina
In this historically anti-union state, organizing even a small number of workers is a big deal.
At the New School, Labor Struggles Unite Students and Workers
Solidarity creates a formidable challenge for the New York City university's administration.
Employers Just Scored a Major Victory in the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court just ruled that employers can require employees to agree to arbitration and waive their rights to file class-action lawsuits.
Dispatches: What It's Like to Report on Your Parents' Former Union
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
The Lede, Issue #14: The Poison in Our Drinking Water, Polarizing Politics, Covering Your Parents' Union, and More
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How to Organize a Prison Strike
Organizers inside and outside of the penitentiary walls are teaming up—and getting creative—to fight for reform.
Viewfinder: A May Day Celebration in England
The May Day "King" and "Queen" lead the Greenmen of Glastonbury carrying this year's Maypole through the center of Glastonbury, to a ceremony at Bushy Combe below Glastonbury Tor as part of the town's Beltane May Day celebrations on May 1st, 2018, in Somerset, England.
Dispatches: What You Need to Know About the State of Our Unions
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
Scenes From May Day Protests and Celebrations Around the World
People around the world are taking to the streets today to fight for workers' rights.
Viewfinder: Laying Bricks in India
An Indian laborer works in a brick kiln on the outskirts of Amritsar on April 30th, 2018, ahead of International Labor Day.
The Lede, Issue #13: The Problem With Sensitivity Readers, Failure at the EPA, the State of Unions in America, and More
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Snapshots of American Unions Through the Ages
Twelve photos that show the evolution of the U.S. labor movement from the early 1900s to today.
What Workers Gain at Worker Centers
In Denver, a worker center provides everything from lockers and ID cards to protection from wage theft for workers with nowhere else to turn.
A Tale of Two Boeing Factories
Boeing workers in Washington State have been unionized for decades; their counterparts in South Carolina recently voted out the union in a landslide. Pacific Standard compares conditions in both workplaces, a year after South Carolina's historic vote.