Tag: Labor
As Uber’s Profit Margins Grow, Workers Make Less and Less
Uber wants you to think “innovation” and “diversification” are the reason they finally turned a profit in 2023. The real reason? The company raised prices…
May 13, 2024
Starbucks Tried to Crush Its Baristas. What Happened Next Will Shock You
Starbucks workers have done what many thought was impossible — force one of the largest corporations in the world to negotiate a union contract. It's…
May 9, 2024
The Shadow Group Working To Keep Wages Low
Alabama autoworkers are on the verge of a major union victory. But there's one group that's funding a massive campaign to stop them. We uncovered…
May 8, 2024
The Stat That Explains Why Politics Is So Broken
52% of Americans are working class, compared to just 2% of people in Congress – Dan Osborn wants to buck that trend. Two years ago…
May 7, 2024
This is the South’s Next Worker Uprising
7,300 workers at Daimler Truck & Thomas Built are ready to walk out and shut down 7 plants at midnight. The company made $5.8 billion…
April 26, 2024
Baltimore Port Workers Are Reeling. Will Anyone Listen?
Thousands of workers are still out of work weeks after the Baltimore bridge collapsed. Mainstream news is focusing on how the tragedy will affect the…
April 25, 2024
We Found The Happiest Workers In America
This small Tennessee town is charting a future for the working class. It’s home to one of the biggest new manufacturing projects in America —…
April 4, 2024
What Happened to Boeing?
Headlines about Boeing's 737 Max 9 door plug blowout disaster have been all over the news. It's quickly becoming clear that there's a safety crisis…
March 13, 2024
Chicago’s Radical Solution to End Homelessness
Chicago wants to tax the rich to fund affordable housing. Their plan would raise the real estate transfer tax on million dollar homes, and lower…
March 11, 2024
The Evil Company Buying Subway (And The Rest Of Your Favorite Chains)
One private equity firm owns more chains than you can count: Subway, Dunkin’, Sonic, The Cheesecake Factory, Wingstop, Arby's, and more. The firm is called…
February 29, 2024
I Work For the King of Beers. I’m Paid Like a Peasant
5,000 Teamsters could shut down Anheuser-Busch on March 1st. 99% of the workers at 12 breweries voted to authorize a strike. One worker told us,…
February 27, 2024
EV Factory Jobs Are Worse Than You Think
Amazon's electric vehicle manufacturer, Rivian, is laying off 10% of its workforce. But it's not just layoffs. Workers are getting injured on the job, ambulances…
February 22, 2024