Articles in Labor

The Royal Jelly Problem of Modern Workplaces
In which predetermining the success of a few leaves the vast majority neglected and bound for failure.

The Service Industry and its Discontents
As the industry struggles towards “business as usual”, all restaurant workers have to return to is grueling work, exploitive conditions, and criminally low wages.

Debt Strike, Employee-Owned Businesses, and Other Surprisingly Simple Tech Fixes
With over 44 million Americans in student loan debt, we may well be each other’s greatest resource.

It’s Time for a New Labor Movement in the Performing Arts
With performing arts still mostly shut down due to the pandemic, it’s time to plan a better industry for when they return.

In Defense of Laziness
Is it “lazy” to not want to do meaningless work?

Working Nine-to-Nine
The entertainment industry’s absurd exploitative working hours have been normalized for too long. When production restarts, we need to reject “normal” and demand reasonable conditions.

How To Organize
People may tell you it’s time to “organize!!,” but it’s quite likely you have no clue what that means or where to start. Fortunately, Cate Root is here to help.

Why Would A Union Oppose Medicare For All?
The Culinary Union’s stance on Medicare for All raises serious questions for the immigrant labor movement. It is in Labor’s interest to back M4A.

(We)Work is a Scam
What the fall of WeWork tells us about the unicorn economy and worker exploitation.

Solidarity Is The Best Medicine
How the medical profession is finally joining the labor fight.
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