Are Cheap Goods Possible Without Mass Human Suffering?
Joshua B. Freeman uses the history of the factory as a way to re-examine how workers are treated worldwide.
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West Virginia Teachers Win Salary Increase
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced that educators would get a 5 percent pay raise next year.
West Virginia Teachers Will Continue Their Strike Into Tuesday
Union leaders are demanding that Governor Jim Justice and state representatives arrange a meeting to hear employee demands for higher pay raises.
The Supreme Court Is About to Hear Arguments for a Case That Could Either Destroy Unions or Revive Them
How much do workers owe the unions that bargain for them?
National Labor Relations Board Member Appointed by Trump Faces Ethics Questions
William Emanuel has made decisions on NLRB cases that set beneficial precedents for clients represented by his previous employer.
Inside the Vote to Unionize the ‘Los Angeles Times’
Pacific Standard chats with Carolina A. Miranda, a Los Angeles Times staff writer and member of the LA Times Guild organizing committee.
After a Dramatic Shutdown, Union Negotiates a ‘Very Substantial’ Severance for DNAinfo and Gothamist Reporters
The severance terms suggest the writers had a little bit of leverage.
Viewfinder: Journalists Protest Firing in New York City
Labor activists join DNAinfo and Gothamist employees in rallying in support of the journalists who lost their jobs after they voted to form a union at the local news websites on November 6th, 2017, in New York City.
Viewfinder: French Truckers Protest Labor Reform
A protester watches a burning traffic circle while union trade members block trucks on September 25th, 2017, in Donges, France, to protest the government's labor law.
How the Labor Movement and the Gay Rights Movement Work Together
For decades, the two communities have worked hand-in-hand on a range of issues—and now they're both under fire from the White House.