Where is ‘Line Worker Barbie’?
CEO-worker pay gaps are the clearest proof that corporations like Mattel and many others don't respect their employees.
Labor
Lesotho Garment Workers Strike Landmark Deals with Global Brands to Combat Gender-Based Violence
Levi's, Children’s Place, and the Wrangler and Lee jeans company will now require their suppliers in this African nation to cooperate with a worker-led, enforceable program to eliminate gender-based harassment.
California Takes On the NCAA and Allows College Athletes to Get Paid
A new law could change the culture of college sports, and upturn a model that lets coaches feast while players struggle to make ends meet.
The Trump Administration Thinks Grad Students Aren’t Workers. Grad Students Tell Them to Think Again.
Graduate students aren't just mobilizing against the NLRB. They're demanding democracy in their workplace.
No One Should Have To Bargain For Health Care
As the GM strike shows, employers use their workers’ health as a bargaining chip. Medicare for All would end that.
The GM Strike: A Century of Context
In deeply unequal societies, real gains for working people never come easy.
Mining Financiers Bribed Their Way to Riches. Now Their Jilted Workers Have a Chance at Compensation.
New UK policies allow overseas victims to be included in anti-corruption cases, with a view to compensating them. This could be good news for mine workers who lost their jobs in a DR Congo bribery scandal a decade ago.
Victory for California’s Gig Workers
An important new bill could upend the predatory business practices of an entire industry.
Stress, Overwork, and Insecurity are Driving the Invisible Workplace Accident Rate
The pressure to work faster and longer is making work more dangerous for diverse jobs, from delivery drivers to home care workers.