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Labor

an instacart shopper kneeling to do a price check in a grocery store
Feature

The Fight for Fair Pay Must Include Independent Contractors

Jonah Goldman Kay
picketing workers with signs about wage theft
Explainer

Minimum Wage Increases Are Great. But Only If Workers Actually Get Them.

Elena Botella
Feature

Major League Baseball Wants to Crush 42 Minor League Teams — And Their Hometowns

Marc Normandin
a long line at a courthouse
Feature

Dangerous Jobs. Harassment. Long Hours. Welcome to Court-Ordered Community Service.

s.e. smith
Eugene Scalia at his confirmation hearing.
Analysis

Eugene Scalia Ruled It’s Ok to Make Disabled Workers Soil Themselves on the Job

Taryn Williams
Feature

You Think Airline Food Is Bad? The Conditions It’s Made In Are Worse.

s.e. smith & Pat Garofalo
a time clock
Feature

States Are Going Around Trump to Get More Workers Overtime Pay

Bryce Covert
Feature

Trump’s New Union-Busting Rule Will Wallop Home Health Workers

s.e. smith
uber drivers carrying protest signs
Feature

As Uber Investors Prepare to Make Billions, Drivers Strike Over Low Pay and Poor Conditions

Lia Russell
Worker on a pork processing line
Feature

Meat Processing Is A Dangerous Job. It’s About to Get A Lot Worse.

Claire Kelloway
McDonald's worker protesting
Explainer

The Trump Administration Is Making It Harder for Workers to Hold Big Corporations Accountable

s.e. smith
Feature

Working on a Campaign Is Grueling. A New Union Wants to Make It Better.

Daniel Ulloa

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