The latest phase of the Starbucks Workers United campaign includes sit-ins at stores, where union members have been arrested. They say the escalation is necessary to call attention to their fight.

The labor movement in the United States used to be “very anti-immigration,” said Jacob Remes, a labor historian and a ...

One so seldom has the opportunity to report good news about labor unions that when two good things happen in the space of 24 hours that’s a triumph. The first is a rebuke to the incoming Trump ...

This May Day, the immigrant rights movement and the labor movement are joining forces for large rallies across the nation. Five years ago, the massive crowds who turned out in support of immigrant ...

This post was updated Dec. 3 at 10:24 p.m. The labor studies department launched a new residency program for labor movement leaders this fall. The Labor Movement Fellows Program brings leaders and ...

Authoritarian socialists, communists, and even some anarchists believe that the labor movement and the socialist/anarchist movement are the same and share identical goals. In this article, I want to ...

If you’ve spent any time around the labor movement, you’ve probably heard the saying: “an injury to one is an injury to all.” This is a core principle of our movement, not just because we care for our ...

The Republican National Convention opened last night with an unlikely prime time speaker: Sean O'Brien, president of the Teamsters union. His appearance has the labor movement riled up. An unlikely ...

They might not get as much praise and recognition, but Black women have served as the driving force and the foundation of many of the most transformative and important movements. It’s a cycle that ...

ROANOKE. Va. – The labor movement looks a lot different now than it did decades ago. In the first eight months of 2023, over 323,000 workers walked off the job for better benefits, pay, and working ...

Union organizers and student journalists in Michigan, Oregon, North Carolina, and Arizona document the ongoing labor campaigns at their universities. Rutgers students and faculty participate in a ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Wayne State University Professor Elizabeth Faue provided introductory comments for her lecture on the American working class and labor movements ...