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Chicago Amazon Workers Lead First-Ever Multi-Warehouse Walkouts

Amazon promised workers in Chicago full-time roles with a hiring bonus, extra pay for working Thanksgiving, and paid bereavement leave. Every promise was broken. So…

Red Lobster Workers Say They’re Forced to Work Sick Through Pandemic

Red Lobster is one of the worst employers in America when it comes to providing paid sick leave. Only 12% of workers get sick pay.…

Arizona Starbucks Workers EXPOSE Union-Busting Tactics

Starbucks workers in Mesa, Arizona, are leading the next wave of Starbucks union drives, following the coffee chain's first union in Buffalo, NY. Workers came…

We Found The REAL Homer Simpsons Of Today

After three decades on air, is the most unrealistic thing about the Simpsons that Homer Simpson supports a family of five and owns a house…

Warrior Met Coal Miners Spend Christmas On Strike

Warrior Met Coal executives got bonuses this year while the company's striking miners struggled to afford Christmas gifts for their kids. But we visited Alabama…

Amazon Is Covering Up Worker Deaths

Two Amazon workers died within hours of each other at the company’s Bessemer warehouse last month. One was denied sick leave before suffering a fatal…

Know Your Rights: The Worker Training Video Your Boss Doesn’t Want You To See

Do you hate your job? We made the employee training video that your boss doesn't want you to see. Here's everything you need to know…

Greedy Kellogg’s CEO Caught On Tape Bragging About Working Employees To The Bone

Kelloggs's CEO Steve Cahillane made $11.6 million in 2020 – a 20% raise from 2019. He’s forced employees to work 80+ hours/week and run factories…

The Kellogg’s Strike Is Working: Kellogg’s Feels the Pain, While Workers Are Emboldened

Cereal production at Kellogg's U.S. cereal factories, where 1400 workers are on strike, has plummeted. Kellogg's is having to rely on products made in Mexico…

BREAKING: Striking Kellogg’s Workers Bravely Reject Contract Offer

The 1,400 striking Kellogg’s workers have courageously voted to reject the latest contract offer from the breakfast giant. They walked out nine weeks ago after…

The Media Is Ignoring An Economic Boom For Workers

The current economic recovery we’re seeing in the U.S. isn’t just remarkably rapid — it’s especially improving the lives of working-class Americans. And it’s being…

How Casino Workers Were Left Out Of Clean Air Laws

New Jersey’s anti-smoking laws protect nearly every worker and every space in the state — except for casino workers. Now Atlantic City casino workers are…