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Informal workers around the world lost about 75% of earnings in the first few months of the pandemic, but were largely excluded from relief programs. But they are organizing and even winning some demands.

Vote in Bessemer, Alabama, is chance to inform younger generations about the role unions play, labor leaders say

A recent survey of restaurant workers confirms what insiders know: that the industry has the highest rate of sexual harassment, and a reliance on tips exacerbates the problem. Eliminating the tipped wage would go a long way to fixing the problem.

United Steelworkers members claim Allegheny Technologies Incorporated is refusing to provide essential bargaining information.

The strike was mainly motivated to force the company to act to improve the general working conditions of the subcontractors. But the whole workforce’s conditions are at the core of the struggle.

As legislative aides, organizers, and independent contractors, we launched the Political Workers Guild of Colorado to ensure that we can work with dignity under fair conditions.

Congress’s failure to raise the federal minimum wage last month dealt a blow, but advocates are pressuring lawmakers to bring the issue back.

Students on multiple campuses are getting involved in undergraduate unions.

Virginia counties and municipalities can now pass local ordinances to establish collective bargaining rights—if they choose.

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued a sweeping ruling that broadened the discretion of management to discipline or dismiss workers for offensive workplace conduct that arose in the context of union-related activity.