labor
Company Tells Employees: Work ‘Voluntary’ Overtime or Go to Jail
After workers organized to refuse voluntary overtime shifts, the employer filed a labor complaint that resulted in the action being labeled an illegal strike.
Striking Seattle Workers Win Against Surveillance Cameras in Vehicles
Sandwich company Homegrown put artificial intelligence powered cameras in drivers' vehicles. Now drivers will be allowed to cover them up.
Psych Nurse Fired After Reporting Patients ‘Blowing Each Other’ and Hitting Staff
“I got patients blowing each other,” a nurse says she told a supervisor. A week later, the hospital fired her for “profane language.”
Malcolm Gladwell Says Working From Home Is Bad, Unless It's Him Doing It
The Canadian writer, who once said he "writes in coffee shops for a living," said working from home "isn't in your best interest."
Working a Shitty Job Is Linked to Mental Decline When You're Old, Study Says
A new study from Columbia finds that low wages in middle age can accelerate cognitive decline in older age.
Government Sues Former McDonald’s Employees to Comply With Subpoenas About Surveilling Workers
Former members of McDonald's "Global Intelligence Team" must testify about “social media, security, intelligence-gathering, and/or other modalities to surveil employees who have been engaged in the Fight For $15 Campaign.”
Freight Rail Workers Voted to Strike. Here’s Why They Can’t (Yet).
Unlike most industries, the federal government has to allow freight rail workers to strike.
Conservative Democrat Introduces Labor Bill That Would Exempt Millions from a Minimum Wage
The bill would lock workers out of basic labor rights and protections, while preventing states from enforcing higher standards.
Chick-fil-A Is Asking for 'Volunteers' to Work for 5 Chicken Sandwiches Per Hour
North Carolina Chick-fil-A so hard up for people to work the lunch rush that it’s asking for volunteers from the community.
Starbucks Workers Are Striking Nationwide
Workers across the country claim the company is retaliating against union activity.
'It's a State Matter': Albanese Says No to Free Abortions at Public Hospitals
“In this country, we don't control the health system, the states control the health system. They deal with these issues."
Amazon Workers Who Commute Across the US-Mexico Border Every Day Are Organizing for Better Working Conditions
Workers say they have faced five-hour commutes to go just a couple miles—and have recently won shuttle bus service from the border through their organizing.