The year was marked by workers trying new things and setting higher standards, for their employers, their unions, and—in the case of low-wage workers—their pay

Walmart workers are gearing up for Black Friday with a series of short strikes around the country this week, including in California,…

Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether "neutrality agreements," where the employer promises not to fight the union, are really…

Thousands of fast food workers walked off their jobs in 58 U.S. cities yesterday, an indictment of an economy that’s producing little…

In a coordinated purge, Walmart has lashed out against workers who walked out in early June. Sixty have been fired or disciplined…

After years of downplaying strikes, the union that’s funding fast food organizing is now embracing the tactic. The Service Employees have underwritten…

Will the U.S. join the rest of the world and guarantee workers paid sick leave? A bill in Congress is stuck, but…

Foreign students on cultural exchange visas walked off the job again March 6, this time from three McDonald’s restaurants near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.…

When you think of models on runways and in magazines, do you think of an abused labor force? Strip off the gloss,…

The old argument that unions must choose between jobs and the environment is losing its grip, as climate change becomes more evident…