Los Deliveristas Unidos Demand Justice
“One of our dreams that we have as workers is to be treated as essential workers. We just don’t want people to say that we are essential workers, but to be treated as that.”
Winter 2024
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Belabored: Going Union at Google
Alphabet Workers Union member Alex Hanna talks about Google’s labor politics, how a minority union can mobilize through direct action, and the future of organizing in the tech industry.
Harvard Workers Left Out in the Cold
In January the university plans to cut the compensation of its janitorial staff. Contracted workers could get nothing.
Belabored: How the Pandemic Changed Our Working Lives
Rebecca Dixon, Bill Fletcher Jr., and Jane McAlevey look back on 2020, a tumultuous year for workers.
Belabored: Renewing Unions in the Age of Finance, with Alice Martin and Annie Quick
A new book, Unions Renewed, suggests that labor needs to update its playbook for a new period of capitalist development.
Belabored: Labor at the Ballot Box
While the presidential race ended with a narrow victory for the Democrats, the electorate revealed how sharply divided it is—what does it all mean for labor?
A Blow for Labor Rights in California
Gig workers were barely scraping by even before companies like Uber spent $200 million on the successful campaign to pass Proposition 22. Now, two paths lie ahead: one paved by corporate cash, and the other blazed by the workers behind the wheel.
Belabored: Trump’s Broken Promises
Trump and Pence claim that industrial jobs are “booming” under their leadership. In Lordstown and Indianapolis, local labor organizers tell a different story.
Misery at the Happiest Place on Earth
A massive round of Disney Parks layoffs is acutely felt in Florida.
Teachers’ Aides Adjust to the COVID Classroom
In-person, hybrid, and remote teaching all present different challenges for paraeducators.
Belabored: Essential but Excluded, with Nadia Marin-Molina
Community and labor groups are campaigning for equal benefits for undocumented immigrants and other workers excluded from the coronavirus relief packages.
Belabored: The Senate Fiddles While America Burns, with Rebecca Dixon
The Democrats in the House just passed a new stimulus bill, but what are its odds of passing the Senate? Rebecca Dixon of the National Employment Law Project breaks it down.
Belabored: Is it Safe to Go Back to School?
Three education workers talk about school reopening, and their struggle to protect their health and that of their students.
Belabored Podcast #205: Wildcat Sports Strike Wave, with Dave Zirin
The athletic strikes may have been short-lived, but they made a huge impact, disrupting the pretense of normalcy that sports entertainment normally helps viewers create.
Detroit’s Embattled Nursing Home Workers Delay Strike
After a plea from Governor Whitmer, nursing home workers will suspend a planned strike for thirty days while negotiations continue. The drive for collective action comes after months of stress and anguish.
