Unions Archives

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.

Economics

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.

Pacific Standard Staff

Students walking across the campus at Harvard University.

Education

Should Graduate Students Unionize?

As elections for unionization continue throughout the country, students find themselves not only at odds with their school administrations—but also with each other.

Amruta Byatnal

News in Brief

Hollywood’s Writers Won’t Go on Strike After All

Following nearly two months of negotiation, the Writers Guild of America has reached an agreement with Hollywood’s major studios on health care and wages.

Jack Denton

News in Brief

The Coming Collision Between Trump and Construction Unions

The president has cultivated a relationship with the building trades unions. But early hires at the Department of…

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

Columbia Graduate Students Vote to Unionize

Research and teaching assistants at Columbia University have voted to unionize as an affiliate of the United Automobile…

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

The South Is Organizing — and There’s No One to Cover It

Workers are less scared of organizing when the press is covering them. The solution? More labor reporters in…

Pacific Standard Staff

News in Brief

Graduate Assistants Are Officially University Employees. Why Aren’t Athletes?

The National Labor Relations Board’s ruling might have a big impact on the ongoing debate over whether student…

Pacific Standard Staff

Education

The Supreme Court Case Against Teachers’ Unions Could Have a Far-Reaching Impact

If the Supreme Court overturns Abood, will the middle class suffer?

Dwyer Gunn

Economics

The Future of Work: The Coming Political Storms

The latest entry in a special project in which business and labor leaders, social scientists, technology visionaries, activists, and journalists weigh in on the most consequential changes in the workplace.

Charles Postel

Social Justice

Content Creators of the World, Unite!

Working in online news has become financially perilous and hazardous to your health. Can journalist unions change that?

Colette Shade