There Is No Essential Work Without Child Care
Home-based day-care providers struggle to stay afloat while keeping other essential workers going.
Summer 2020
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Academia’s Theater of the Absurd
Adjunct faculty at Valencia College are campaigning for a union to advocate for fair pay, more job stability, and a greater say in how the college is run.
Work in the Time of Coronavirus 
Since March, we have been collecting short stories about what workers are facing during the crisis, and how they have been fighting back. You can read eight of them here.
Unsteady Work
The central experience of work in the twenty-first century is one of instability. And yet that experience is largely unrecorded in contemporary fiction.
Turn Mutual Aid Into Meaningful Work
Community care as formal employment seems necessary in the face of a disaster-prone future. It could also feel a lot better than any large-scale employment on the table now.
The Return of the Labor Question
Absent a sufficient level of union density to carry the swing states, unions are seeking to turn out not just their own members but sympathetic communities as well.
Belabored Podcast #201: Trump’s Latest Migration Outrage
Trump’s recent proclamation temporarily bans guestworkers from coming to the United States, but what does it actually do? Daniel Costa of the Economic Policy Institute explains.
The Bereavement of Elder Care
As coronavirus tore through nursing homes, workers weathered fights for adequate protection and anguish from mounting deaths.
What DACA Means for Immigrant Workers
The Supreme Court’s ruling on DACA grants union workers like Nelson Iraheta some peace of mind. But his future hangs on the results of November’s election.
Teamsters Demand Stronger Protections as States Reopen
As commercial activity ramps up, the union is demanding stronger safety protections at food processing plants.
Belabored Podcast #200: Back to the Streets of Chicago
For the 200th episode of Belabored, Sarah and Michelle speak to Chicago Teachers Union Vice President Stacy Davis Gates about what it’s like to be an educator and an organizer during a pandemic and an uprising against police brutality.
The Dignity of Labor
Despite the outpouring of praise for essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, their own interests continue to come second to the broader public’s need for cheap and reliable labor.
