unions
Companies That Union-Bust Must Now Automatically Recognize Union, NLRB Rules
A new framework for unionizations means that a company must voluntarily recognize a union or demand an election—and can no longer interfere with the election.
Will We Ever Get the Four-Day Work Week?
A 2023 pilot study of the four-day week had overwhelmingly positive results. So why aren’t we all going for it?
How Long Will the Writers’ Strike Last? An Expert Explains
“I was very startled by the degree to which the two sides are apart.”
Iowa Senate Pulls All-Nighter to Roll Back Child Labor Protections
The Senate voted on a bill allowing 14-year-olds to work six-hour night shifts, and passed it at 4:52 a.m.
GOP Mega-donor Who Bought The Constitution Now Owns Harvard’s Grad School
Billionaire Ken Griffin is also a major funder of Ron DeSantis’ education plan, which has paved the way for school book bans.
How to Unionise at Work
The definitive VICE guide to building solidarity with your colleagues and pushing for better working conditions.
LGBTQ Suicide Hotline Workers Are Burned Out After Being Attacked by the Far Right
Staff at the Trevor Project, which operates a crisis support hotline for queer youth, say the organization isn’t adequately supporting them—and they’re unionizing in response.
Tesla Workers Say Twitter Shadowbanned Their Union Account: NLRB Charge
Workers alleged in an NLRB filing that Twitter intentionally made the Tesla union account to be “less accessible and functionally hidden.”
Striking Workers Just Won a Historic Union Contract At Book Giant HarperCollins
HarperCollins Union ratified its new contract on Thursday, ending a months-long standoff for better pay and benefits.
Fallout and Doom QA Testers Just Formed the Biggest Union in the US Games Industry
“It's difficult to express in words just how much winning our union matters to us.”
Once Again, Rail Workers Lose
At Biden's urging, Congress appears set to force an agreement four unions rejected. It won't solve the problems that got us here.
Women in Australia Could Soon Get Menstrual and Menopause Leave From Work
“It’s time our workplace legislation was redrafted to finally and properly acknowledge that half the population are women.”