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Tag: unions

a color photograph of Chris Smalls, a black man with a short-trimmed beard and mustache, wearing an Amazon union shirt and holding a megaphone up with the mouthpiece near his shoulder
Posted inRace

A resurging union movement must reckon with anti-Blackness

by Brenton Zola November 30th, 2022January 23rd, 2023
color photograph of a group of protesters walking outside. their backs are to the camera, and most are holding white and blue signs on wooden pickets that read "UAW on strike unfair labor practice"
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

48,000 academic workers start the largest strike of the year across University of California campuses

by Brenton Zola November 17th, 2022November 17th, 2022
color photograph of the exterior of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. a greco-roman facade made of light brown stone sits atop a wide staircase. small groups and pairs of people are scattered around the steps
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Philadelphia Museum of Art workers hope their strike victory can inspire others

by Vanessa Taylor November 16th, 2022November 16th, 2022
a diverse group of college students stand in a loose semicircle outside in the sunlight
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Unions offer graduate student workers a stronger platform to secure living wages and reasonable workloads

Sravya Headshot by Sravya Tadepalli November 10th, 2022November 11th, 2022
teachers stand in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building holding white paper posters with black lettering reading "Strong unions" and "trust teachers"
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Unions need to better integrate temporary workers into policies and advocacy

Krystal Kavita Jagoo.Prism Headshot by Krystal Kavita Jagoo November 1st, 2022November 10th, 2022
people wearing winter jackets walk in an oval around columns outside San Fransciso International Airport. In the foreground, one person carries a white sign on a wooden picket that obscures their face and reads "One job should be enough"
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Airport lounge workers across the country call for better working conditions and pay

by Alexandra Martinez November 1st, 2022November 3rd, 2022
sex workers wearing colorful outfits hold signs in support of sex workers, including "warning sluts passing"
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Sex workers face unique challenges when trying to unionize

by Adrie Rose October 18th, 2022October 18th, 2022
workers wearing red shirts and long white pants hold a peach-colored banner with serif white text reading "boycott chateau marmont"
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

How workers in Hollywood took on an industry giant and won

by Frances Nguyen October 18th, 2022May 8th, 2023
two Trader Joe's cashiers in bright blue T-shirts check out customers wearing leis
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Putting a face to a movement: Trader Joe’s unionization

by Helen Li October 12th, 2022October 12th, 2022
three railroad workers in orange vests and grey or blue pants walk between rail lines
Posted inEconomy & Workers' Rights

Railroad workers still have reservations about the tentative agreement—strike still possible

by Alexandra Martinez October 3rd, 2022October 3rd, 2022

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