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Why Investors Are Turning Against Dollar General

Dollar General has been placed in a program for the worst worker safety violators in the nation — and even its shareholders are outraged. A…

Exclusive: Starbucks Agrees to Settlement For Violating Workers Rights in Seattle

Starbucks agreed to a settlement with the NLRB and Starbucks Workers United that will compensate nearly a dozen unionized employees in Seattle who were illegally…

Poll: The Public Overwhelmingly Supports the Writers’ Strike

More than 70 percent of Americans—including a clear majority of Trump supporters—support the Writers Guild of America’s ongoing strike for better pay, working conditions, and…
Writers and supporters on the picket lines in Los Angeles, California. (Photo via WGA West)

This Grocery Giant Stole Millions From Their Workers

By Conor Kelley When Kroger rolled out a faulty new payroll system in late 2022, their workers missed millions of dollars worth of paychecks. As…

Child Labor is Back

Hosted by More Perfect Union Producer Andrew Rivera Videographer: Do you have a quick minute to do an interview—? State Senator Jason Schultz: What is…

The Ugly Side of Modeling

Sara Ziff: The picture that many people have is that models are very privileged. They're making tons of money, they're trotting all over the globe,…

The Gory Truth Behind Elon Musk’s Texas Takeover

[Elon Musk entering stage in a cowboy hat, pumping fists, etc, launching the Gigafactory] [Elon Musk speaking on stage with the cowboy hat]: It wasn’t…

Michigan Could Become The First State In Decades To Repeal Right To Work.

[News Clip of Diane Sawyer, NBC]: The showdown raging in the heartland of the United States, perhaps no place in America more closely associated with…

Disney World’s Not-So-Magic Kingdom

Diego Henry: Disney, in essence, is the happiest place on Earth, if you do not work there. You have castmembers crying in the breakroom because…

Under a New Labor Rule, Justice is Coming for Starbucks Workers

She was 17, working as a barista, and living in her car. Days before her high school graduation, Starbucks fired Katie for union organizing. Her…

Elon Musk’s Firing Spree Continues: Twitter Janitors Terminated Via Text

Laureta Gjoni: I don't know what happened. We are working that Monday, December 19, when we get a message like Elon Musk decided to get…