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Commentary

A man holds a sign saying “Please do not patronize King Sooper’s employees, on unfair labor practice strike, UFCW Local #7”.

Jennifer Abruzzo Wants Workers to Fight Back

By Workday Staff | May 12, 2025

A conversation with the former head of the NLRB.

A crowd in red attire raises their fists, many with eyes closed, with a sign saying “Save the American Dream” behind them.

“The World Depends On Us”: Our Favorite Labor Stories of 2023

A man in a blue jumpsuit and white hard hat stands in front of two monitors and a window.

The Lie at the Heart of Politicians’ “Job Creation” Rhetoric

Pastel artwork of Black grocery workers in face masks scanning and bagging groceries at the registers.
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The Art of Forced Sacrifice

An orange sign saying “Sweat” of a glass of beer with a wrench in it that splatters the foam.
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Blood, "Sweat" and tears: The Guthrie Theater's take on the human cost of the economy

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People gather outside a capitol building with one person holding a sign saying “Abortion is healthcare”.

Yes, Abortion Rights Are a Union Issue

By Alexandra Bradbury (Labor Notes) and Sarah Hughes (Labor Notes) | August 1, 2022

Organized labor has an important role to play in the struggle for reproductive justice.

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Two silhouettes of men stand in front of a window wearing hard hats and handling construction gear.

How your race, class and gender influence your dreams for the future

By Janet Ruane and Karen A. Cerulo | July 26, 2022

A research project conducted with over 270 participants living in the U.S. found that people’s dreams are restricted in very specific ways.

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A person in blue PPE suit and white mask, gloves, and face shield rushes down a hallway reaching out a hand to a hand sanitizer.

Nurses in the U.S. Are Suffering “Moral Injury”

By Kari Lydersen (In These Times) | July 18, 2022

The pandemic and staffing crisis have left healthcare workers with invisible wounds.

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Marchers holding signs saying “Fair food tastes better” and “Fight Burger King bosses!’.

The Creative Methods Workers Are Using to Stop Bosses’ Abuse

By Brittany Scott (In These Times) | June 30, 2022

Why we need to enforce worker protections to build the labor movement we want.

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A piece of paper says “Eviction notice, notice nonpayment of rent” with a set of keys and a calculator on top of it.

How to Aid Seniors Who Need Help Paying Rent

By Don Hammen, Mary Morris, Rita Doucet, Chris Nelson, Tim Mungavin and Tom Beer | April 1, 2022

As the fastest growing segment of the homeless population, according to a recent Wilder Foundation report, low-income seniors do need a lot of help, and now.

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Closeup of a fist held up in front of a blurry background of red flags.

We Are Zoomers and We Want the PRO Act

By James Coleman (In These Times) and Nick Gonzalez (In These Times) | July 23, 2021

Gen Z and Millennials are facing a bleak economic future. The answer is to massively expand union membership and democratize workplaces.

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An aisle between brightly colored bookshelves with a customer looking at books at the other end.

For Pride Month, Here’s Your Definitive Reading List on Queerness and Work

By Anne Balay (Labor Notes) | June 4, 2021

Writer and activist Anne Balay recommends books on labor organizing and taking on broader power structures.

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A man driving a convertible looks up at a sign he holds up saying “Unionize Amazon, solidarity with Bessemer workers!”.

“The Amazon Workers in Bessemer Would Already Have Their Union If We Had the PRO Act”

By Shaun Richman and Kim Kelly (In These Times) | May 18, 2021

What the union loss at an Amazon warehouse in Alabama means for the future of organizing in the Biden era.

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A cinematographer films a group of people sitting around a coffee table.

Film stimulus would position Minnesota to capitalize on pent-up demand for new TV, movie production

By Casey Lewis (SAG-AFTRA) | March 22, 2021

The film stimulus bill is designed to encourage out-of-state production companies to come here to make their content, employing Minnesotans, buying Minnesota goods and services, and paying Minnesota taxes, while building a foundation for that industry to thrive here

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Workers cut and trim fat from pieces of meat.

Meatpacking workers like my family deserve to be protected during and after the pandemic

By Andrea V. Duarte-Alonso (Prism Reports) | February 23, 2021

PPE isn’t enough. Mental health services, better wages, and a path to citizenship should all be on the table.

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