Though Wildfire Smoke Threatens Farmworkers' Health, Volunteers Are Being Blocked From Distributing Protective Masks
Amid hazardous air conditions in California, farm management is turning away volunteers attempting to hand out masks to farmworkers.
Workers Rights
As Wildfire Smoke Fills the Air, Farmworkers Continue to Labor in the Fields
As fires clogged the air in Southern California, farmworkers continued to work, even as public-school students and others were told to stay home and indoors.
How the Fight for Sex Workers' Rights Can Put Sex Workers First
In their book, Juno Mac and Molly Smith examine sex workers' struggles in the modern world.
Dispatches: Introducing Our Short-Form News Editor
News and notes from Pacific Standard staff and contributors.
This Week in Threats to Workers' Rights
A Supreme Court ruling, Elon Musk's union drama, and more.
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.
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.
Can the Alt-Labor Movement Improve Conditions for American Workers?
An expert gives us an overview of the movement sweeping labor reform.
Why National Borders Are Bad for Workers
As long as national borders are strictly enforced, workers at the bottom of the labor ladder will be pitted against one another.
Older American Workers Are Losing Their Legal Protections
Over the past few decades, the Supreme Court and various businesses have begun rolling back the rights of older workers in the U.S.
The Destruction of Workers' Compensation
Over the past 25 years, the giant meatpacking company Tyson Foods has taken a lead in pushing for changes in workers’ comp in state after state—often to the detriment of workers.
Welcome to America, the Land That Vacation Forgot
Time off for being young? For working swing shift? With extra pay? Not only were U.S. vacation policies drafted by Ebenezer Scrooge before (a working-day) Christmas, but there are lots of time-off practices the Land of the Free missed entirely.
Work-Life Balance Benefits Low-Wage Workers, Employers
A growing body of research reveals myriad benefits — for employers and employees alike — when company policies promoting work-life balance are offered to low-wage workers.
Unions, Wages and the 'Moral Economy'
Researchers say the decline of union rights in the U.S. contributes to the growing wage gap for all private sector workers, including nonunion members.
How Hugo Boss Lost a Cleveland Union Battle
In Cleveland, a union wins an outsourcing battle against clothier Hugo Boss, using a combination of innovative strategies and old-fashioned bare knuckles.
'Squeeze' Against the Machine
Author Steven Greenhouse's Rx for better workplaces: tougher enforcement and friendlier policies.