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A unionized Volkswagen plant in Tennessee could mean big things for workers nationwide

By Whizy Kim

What a UAW strike could mean for labor

By Ellen Ioanes

King the Land is a Netflix hit about love and labor rights

By Aja Romano

What a trucking company bankruptcy tells us about labor tensions in America

By Whizy Kim

A UPS strike would have been worse than you think

By Rani Molla

Teachers are striking for more than just pay raises

By Courtney E. Martin

Hollywood’s historic double strike, explained

By Alissa Wilkinson

The Supreme Court deals another blow to labor unions

By Ian Millhiser

Starbucks won’t admit to breaking the law by union busting

By Rani Molla

The Supreme Court hears a case this week that endangers workers’ ability to strike

By Ian Millhiser

How workers fought back in 2022

By Rani Molla

The Senate votes to avert a rail strike — and rejects paid sick leave

By Li Zhou

It wasn’t an ordinary Red Cup Day at Starbucks this year 

By Rani Molla

The Amazon Labor Union suffers another loss but vows to keep fighting

By Jason Del Rey

Amazon workers in upstate New York are fighting for a crucial second union win

By Jason Del Rey

The coming fight over the gig economy, explained

By Rachel M. Cohen

California aims to transform how fast food workers are treated

By Rachel M. Cohen

How unions are winning again, in 4 charts

By Rani Molla

Starbucks is not playing nice with its new union

By Rani Molla

A second Trader Joe’s just unionized. It could be the next Starbucks.

By Rani Molla

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Amazon fired Chris Smalls. Now the new union leader is one of its biggest problems.

What’s next for the face of America’s new labor movement.

By Shirin Ghaffary

The House will allow staffers to unionize. Here’s how it will work.

By Li Zhou

Why unions are growing and shrinking at the same time

By Rani Molla

How a bunch of Starbucks baristas built a labor movement

By Rani Molla

America finally gets an Amazon union

By Jason Del Rey

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