Organized Labor

profile July 18, 2022

What Will Chris Smalls Do Next?He did the impossible: Unionize an Amazon warehouse. Then the hard part began.

By Wes Enzinna

the picket line June 22, 2022

The National Labor Relations Board Takes On StarbucksFederal labor regulators are seeking a broad court order against the chain for its anti-union push.

By Sarah Jones

organized labor May 2, 2022

Amazon Labor Union Loses Follow-up Election on Staten IslandWorkers at a sorting facility voted against joining the union a month after a historic win at the JFK8 warehouse.

By Sarah Jones

the group portrait Apr. 25, 2022

Amazon Labor Union’s Next Big TestOrganizers are angling for a second historic victory.

By Sarah Jones

organized labor Dec. 9, 2021

For the First Time Ever, a Starbucks Store Has Voted to Form a UnionThe new wave of labor activism has struck inside one of the country’s largest businesses and the fast-food industry.

By Sarah Jones

business Nov. 29, 2021

Amazon Workers Will Get Another Shot at UnionizingThere will be another election at the Bessemer, Alabama, warehouse after the company was accused of breaking the law.

By Sarah Jones

business Nov. 12, 2021

A Union Is Brewing at StarbucksWorkers say the company doesn’t live up to its progressive promises and is trying to stop them from organizing.

By Sarah Jones

organized labor Oct. 14, 2021

Welcome to StriketoberWhat’s really behind the wave of national strikes at John Deere, Kellogg’s, and more.

By Sarah Jones

business Oct. 3, 2021

Can the Teamsters Organize Amazon?The question is dividing the union as it prepares for a future without a Hoffa.

By Sarah Jones

politics Aug. 5, 2021

The Most Powerful Labor Leader in America Has DiedAFL-CIO president Richard Trumka passed away unexpectedly, in a blow to organized labor at a critical time.

By Sarah Jones

business July 23, 2021

The Backbreaking Work That Goes Into a Bag of ChipsFrito-Lay workers strike for family time and against dangerous conditions.

By Sarah Jones

politics July 21, 2021

Big, Ugly Hero to Workers Spared ExecutionThe National Labor Relations Board says unions can continue to display Scabby the Rat.

By Sarah Jones

sports Apr. 30, 2021

Why Valets Are Ready to Disrupt the Kentucky DerbyThe workers who tend to thoroughbreds want more for their dangerous jobs from Churchill Downs.

By Sarah Jones

amazon Apr. 9, 2021

Amazon Defeats Union Drive in Bessemer, Alabama VoteIt’s a setback for the labor movement but an opening salvo in a much longer fight.

By Sarah Jones

business Apr. 2, 2021

Convenience Is Destroying UsAmazon hopes it’s fast enough to make us complacent.

By Sarah Jones

games Mar. 30, 2021

Baseball Can’t Screw Up Its Big 2021 OpportunityThe sport has a chance for a banner season — but a treacherous labor war looms at the other end.

By Will Leitch

business Mar. 16, 2021

Amazon Worker: ‘It’s Not Fair to Get Fired for Going to the Bathroom’An Amazon worker in Bessemer, Alabama, on the fight for a union.

As told to Sarah Jones

politics Mar. 13, 2021

The PRO Act Could Do More Than Revive UnionsWhat’s inside the most important legislation to organized labor in decades.

By Sarah Jones

politics Mar. 1, 2021

Biden’s Pro-Union Message to Amazon Workers Is a Big DealIn an unprecedented move, the president told workers they have the right to organize.

By Sarah Jones

pandemic Feb. 26, 2021

Unions Aren’t the Obstacle to Reopening SchoolsTeachers can’t wish away the consequences of underfunding public education.

By Sarah Jones

business Feb. 5, 2021

A Major Union Election Will Go Ahead at AmazonWorkers in Alabama will vote on organizing with the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union beginning on Monday.

By Sarah Jones

silicon valley Jan. 4, 2021