Today kicks off the first day of a five-day union election at Staten Island’s largest Amazon warehouse, JFK8. Meet some of the Amazon workers who are determined to win the election and transform how the company treats its workers.
Get Ready for a Government-Engineered Increase in Unemployment
The Federal Reserve’s plan to begin raising interest rates this month to fight inflation will harm millions of working class Americans. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Labor Advocates Denounce Amazon’s Presence at Workplace Safety Conference
Amazon is the top donor at a workplace safety conference attended by the same government workers that investigates the delivery behemoth.
NY State Must End Subsidies for Powerful Chinatown Non-Profit That Exploits Home Attendants
The Chinese-American Planning Council receives more than $200 million per year from Albany while engaging in rampant worker abuse and wage theft. Now, its legislative allies are trying to steer more money its way.
CUNY Adjuncts Dish Out Demands at “Brunch with Felo”
CUNY Chancellor has devastated student enrollment, faculty jobs with rigid in-person teaching requirement, protesters say from in front of his home.
After 10 Months, Teamsters Still on Strike at Brooklyn Oil Terminal
Ten dollar an hour pay disparity fuels oil terminal workers battle with billionaire boss.
Reverend Billy’s Revelations: Looking Back on the Long Struggle to Unionize Starbucks
“We sip our cappuccinos on the shoulders of giants,” Reverend Billy says in this month’s advice column.
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of COVID
And sets the stage for future efforts to dismantle the “administrative state.”
Is Eric Adams Playing Black Voters?
NYC’s new mayor tapped into the highly charged dream of a strong Black father figure. The reality of governing, however, is turning out to be messier than the dream and may require an intervention by some of his most ardent supporters.
Solidarity Wins in Columbia Strike Victory
Columbia’s student workers delivered an invaluable lesson — one day longer, one day stronger — that you don’t have to have to go to graduate school to understand.