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Workers Rights
She Blew Up Her Life to Reform the Fashion Industry In the success of the Adult Survivors Act, model turned activist Sara Ziff finds a silver lining.
By Emily Shugerman
workers rights
Dec. 12, 2022
‘I’m Just Trying to Keep the Lights On’ Three New School and Parsons instructors spoke to the Cut about being part of the longest adjunct strike in U.S. history, which ended last weekend.
By Bindu Bansinath
act i renaissance
June 21, 2022
Beyoncé Wants You to Release Your Job “Break My Soul” is an ode to house music and not working.
By Danielle Cohen
how i get it done
Apr. 4, 2022
How Labor Activist Ai-jen Poo Gets It Done And how she stays hopeful in the face of cynicism.
By Mia Mercado
essential workers
July 1, 2021
They Sewed Protective Masks and Gowns. Who Protected Them? Three L.A. Apparel garment workers on the company’s deadly COVID outbreak last year, when 375 people in one warehouse tested positive.
By Anna Furman
Condé Nast Employees Protested Outside Anna Wintour’s House The New Yorker Union members chanted, “Bosses wear Prada, workers get nada.”
By Mia Mercado
the industry
Jan. 10, 2020
By Rebecca Alter
Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 Campaign Staff Has Unionized This is the third campaign staff to unionize so far in the 2020 cycle.
By Lisa Ryan
teachers strike
Jan. 14, 2019
By Lisa Ryan
workers’ rights
May 21, 2018
How the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Arbitration Hurts the #MeToo Movement It just got a lot harder for women to act collectively to stop sexual harassment in the workplace.
By Amanda Arnold
The Supreme Court Has Decided to Shut Workers Out of the Courthouse for Good Monday’s decision letting companies avoid class-action lawsuits is a devastating blow for workers.
By Cristian Farias
GrubHub Has Never Been a Food-Delivery Company, Executive Swears It’s part of the company’s legal strategy to ensure that delivery people remain “independent contractors.”
By Clint Rainey
the chain gang
Aug. 30, 2017
By Clint Rainey
workers rights
June 2, 2017
How Walmart’s Strict Attendance Policy Hurts Women Workers The retail behemoth is once again being accused of labor violations.
By Gabriella Paiella
workers’ rights
May 31, 2017
Here Are the Rights NYC’s New Fair-Workweek Laws Give Fast-Food Workers The package extends more predictable schedules and pay to about 65,000 employees.
By Clint Rainey
Louis Vuitton Leatherworkers Are Striking to Demand Higher Wages The strike reportedly comes the day before the company’s annual salary negotiations.
By Lisa Ryan
workers’ rights
Jan. 25, 2017
Livid Carl’s Jr. Employees May Get to Testify at Puzder’s Confirmation Hearing Democrats say their complaints raise concerns about his “commitment to enforcing federal labor laws.”
By Clint Rainey
workers’ rights
Jan. 25, 2017
‘Sanctuary Restaurants’ Movement to Protect Immigrants Is Off to a Good Start About 80 restaurants have already vowed to confront discrimination they see in the industry.
By Clint Rainey
Carl’s Jr. Workers Are Protesting Puzder’s Nomination in Dozens of Cities Today Councilmembers and labor leaders are expected to attend the New York rally downtown.
By Clint Rainey
workers’ rights
Jan. 5, 2017
By Clint Rainey
workers’ rights
Dec. 7, 2016
NYC Is Rushing to Protect Fast-Food Workers From Trump’s Administration Lawmakers have proposed six separate bills as part of a “preemptive attack.”
By Clint Rainey
workers’ rights
Oct. 12, 2016
Second Blue Apron Warehouse Supposedly Plagued by Ongoing Violence A New York Post report claims Jersey’s distribution center is “a real fight club.”
By Clint Rainey
Did Blue Apron’s Fast Growth Create Sweatshoplike Conditions in Its Warehouse? A report says violence, safety violations, and low pay plague the meal-kit service’s Bay Area fulfillment center.
By Clint Rainey
Another Papa John’s Agrees to Pay Stiffed Workers $500,000 in Back Wages The latest victory in Attorney General Schneiderman’s ongoing crusade against wage violations by the pizza chain.
By Clint Rainey
Labor Fights
Dec. 28, 2015
Feds Say Whole Foods Violated Workers Rights The grocery chain’s rule created a “chilling effect.”
By Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Nov. 20, 2015
McDonald’s Fined For Anti-Immigrant Policies The Justice Department says the chain will pay $355,000 and retrain employees.
By Clint Rainey
Workers’ Rights
Aug. 28, 2015
Fast-Food Workers Just Won a Major Victory in Their Fight to Unionize A federal ruling says that parent companies are now responsible for franchise employees.
By Clint Rainey
Tough Bosses
Feb. 6, 2015
This Michelin-Starred Restaurant Fines Its Employees for Yawning Stretching and swearing also make the list of 23 prohibited things.
By Clint Rainey
Chipotle Sued for Forcing Employees to Work Overtime Without Pay The company cuts costs with an “unwritten policy” of wage theft, workers claim.
By Clint Rainey
Even Conservatives Support a Wage Hike for Restaurant Workers Meanwhile, the city’s minimum wage will most likely reach $15.22 per hour in five years.
By Hugh Merwin
The Chain Gang
Sept. 19, 2014
Now Olive Garden’s Employees Are Threatening to Strike They want executives and shareholders to know they have issues, too.
By Clint Rainey
The State Of The Union
Aug. 27, 2014
By Clint Rainey
Workers’ Rights
Aug. 20, 2014
The Restaurateur Who Made Servers Pay Diner’s Credit-Card Fees Had a “We have always listened to our guests and our community,” said Blue Plate owner David Burley.
By Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
July 30, 2014
McDonald’s Tells the Government It’s Pretty Sure Angry Employees Are A federal agency has ruled the company shares responsibility for labor violations.
By Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
July 18, 2014
McDonald’s Workers Claim They Were Fired for Unionizing And for the first time, the NLRB may hold corporate responsible.
By Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
May 19, 2014
By Hugh Merwin
The Chain Gang
Apr. 23, 2014
By Clint Rainey
Deliverance
Apr. 16, 2014
Seamless Will Make It Harder for Restaurants to Steal Delivery Workers’ There was nothing in the services contracts about passing on gratuities.
By Clint Rainey
The Chain Gang
Mar. 19, 2014
McDonald’s ‘Wage Theft’ Lawsuits Kick New Round of Fast-Food The minimum-wage debate rages on outside the home of the Dollar Menu.
By Clint Rainey
Fast-Food Employees Sue McDonald’s for Wage Theft “They all share a common purpose, to drive labor costs down by stealing wages from McDonald’s workers.”
By Clint Rainey
Useless Nuggets
Dec. 27, 2013
McDonald’s McResources Site Is Kaput The Fry Guys try to correct their faux pas.
By Hugh Merwin
Useless Nuggets
Dec. 23, 2013
By Hugh Merwin
Useless Nuggets
Dec. 6, 2013
McDonald’s Advised Low-Wage Workers on How to Tip Imaginary Pool Boys, Au The fast-food giant published some more very unhelpful advice for struggling employees.
By Hugh Merwin
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