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  Tesla Swears It’s a Fair Employer—Yet It’s Trying to Dodge a Law That Protects Workers

  Since 2013, Tesla has fought unfair-labor-practice complaints from the NLRB, insisting it’s not a union buster and that it maintains a safe factory. However, just a week before the company went... MORE

  Working  ·  June 15, 2018

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  Boeing Workers in S.C. Have Finally Unionized. But Trump’s Labor Board Could Kibosh It.

  On May 31, technicians at the Boeing factory in North Charleston, South Carolina voted to unionize and join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. However, Boeing has appealed the vote and Donald... MORE

  Working  ·  June 11, 2018

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  Police Union Is Lobbying To Expand Powers To Tase People Who Don’t Pose a Threat

  The San Francisco Police Officers Association is aggressively pushing a ballot measure that would allow police to use tasers on members of the public even if they aren't violently resisting. If passed,... MORE

  Working  ·  May 17, 2018

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  Prisoners Are Organizing a Nationwide Strike Against “Modern-Day Slavery”

  Prisoners across the country say they are gearing up for an end-of-summer nationwide strike against inhumane living conditions and unpaid labor—or, in their words, “modern-day slavery.” MORE

  Working  ·  May 3, 2018

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  Tesla Workers Say Elon Musk is a Union Buster. The NLRB Just Gave Their Case a Boost.

  Tesla factory workers have been trying for months to win restitution for the company’s alleged union-busting and harassment. Now, a National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) complaint against the company appears to... MORE

  Working  ·  April 12, 2018

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  Trump Is Making It Harder for Low-Wage Workers to Organize, But This Fast Food Union Could Win

  Workers at a Burgerville in Portland, Oregon declared on March 26 that they will file for a federal union election. If union campaigners win, the restaurant will become the first federally recognized fast food... MORE

  Working  ·  April 3, 2018

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  Kentucky Teachers Are Protesting and Walking Off the Job to Save Their Pensions—And Winning

  Thousands of teachers across Kentucky have protested against proposed cuts to their pension benefits in recent weeks, and last Wednesday more than 60 of the state’s schools closed while their... MORE

  Working  ·  March 22, 2018

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  Prisoners Across Florida Went on Strike. Instead of Fair Wages, They Got Solitary.

  On January 15, people incarcerated across Florida kicked off a work stoppage at eight prisons, demanding fair pay for their labor and improved living conditions. They dubbed the coordinated protest Operation... MORE

  Working  ·  March 19, 2018

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  As Goes West Virginia? Oklahoma’s Rank-and-File Teachers Are Gearing up For a Strike.

  Drawing inspiration from the victory in West Virginia, teachers in Oklahoma are fighting for a raise, and many are prepared to strike if necessary. Their union, the Oklahoma Education Association (OEA), announced yesterday... MORE

  Working  ·  March 8, 2018

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  The FBI Questioned a Black Man About Racist Extremists in Charlottesville—Now He Could Go to Prison

  Authorities are arresting and charging anti-racist demonstrators for events connected to the Unite the Right rally, even though it was white supremacists who unleashed violence on the town. MORE

  Features  ·  February 21, 2018

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