organized labor
Unions Just Got the Win They Deserve
On Tuesday night, organized labor scored a major victory in a red state, the latest in a series of small triumphs despite attacks from all sides.
A Future Without Unions Is a Terrifying Dystopia
From even crazier rent to low pay to no weekends and shitty bosses, it's a lot like the world we live in now—just worse.
A Second Trump Term Just Got Way More Likely Thanks to the Supreme Court
A historic decision against unions will hurt workers and could sap Democrats of political power for a generation.
A Massive Strike Is Actually Working
A weeklong holdout over teacher pay that seemed to end after the Republican governor made major salary promises dragged into Thursday. It could resonate in November and beyond.
The Strange Extortion Trial Pitting Teamsters Against 'Top Chef'
Allegations of slashed tires, misogynistic and ethnic threats, and terrified reality TV producers—this federal case has it all.
Why Some Women Feel Excluded From the Strike
Which highlights the reason we're striking in the first place.
Meet the steel workers who voted for Trump in Pennsylvania
"I'm willing to give someone else a chance. I think a lot of other people are the same way," a 40-year veteran of the industry told VICE News.
The Postal Workers Union Just Endorsed Bernie Sanders — and It's a Big Deal
The endorsement, which comes just two days ahead of the second Democratic primary debate, shows that the Vermont senator's effort to challenge Hillary Clinton from the left on labor issues is gaining traction.
How the Sharing Economy Could Make the Labor Movement More Relevant
The development of the sharing economy and more freelancing may create a new golden age for labor.
Some Unions Think Supporting Keystone XL Was A Mistake
President Obama vetoed legislation approving the pipeline, and some labor activists think its time for unions to join the climate movement.
Conservatives Have a New Plan for Busting America's Unions
Republicans in Kentucky have opened up a new frontier in the war on labor, pushing through county right-to-work ordinances that put the fate of union workers in the hands of local, rather than state, governments.
America's Union-Busting Conservatives Are Going Local
Organized labor has been under assault for decades in this country, and if the Midwest offers any indication, a new breed of anti-union laws could be coming to your town next.