The Union Drive at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
“Amplifying our concerns about going back to work,” says museum educator Sarah Shaw, “is also a way of amplifying the concerns of other frontline workers.”
Winter 2025
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Workers at the Los Angeles Apparel Factory Are Getting Sick
In L.A., thousands of garment workers manufacture clothes for dismal pay in unsanitary factories. Now these workers are catching COVID-19.
Hot & Bothered: Putting Racial Justice First, with Patrick Houston
Connecting the dots between racial injustice and the climate crisis isn’t just a question of principle—it’s a daily reality. Organizer Patrick Houston describes how the movement can win.
Know Your Enemy: Strange Gods and Strong Gods, with Tara Isabella Burton
Matt and Sam talk to Tara Isabella Burton about the spiritual longing behind today’s politics.
The Bus Drivers’ Refusal
Transit unions around the country have declined requests from police departments to transport protesters to jail.
A Minneapolis Worker Center Becomes a Hub of Protest
“Whether it is low wages, abusive bosses, or police brutality, our community is in a lot of pain,” Shenda Kazee said. “There are so many injustices I have witnessed firsthand that never make the news. Minneapolis definitely needs to change.”
Belabored Podcast #199: Radical Seattle, with Cal Winslow
For a short time in 1919, the working class ran the city of Seattle. Radicals experienced intense police violence, and those deemed “outside agitators” faced deportation. The story of a general strike.
Hot & Bothered: Why Defunding the Police is Key to a Just Transition, with J. Mijin Cha
What will it take for the climate movement to move beyond statements of solidarity and advance a strategy of targeted divestment from racist institutions, in order to reinvest those resources—and many more, besides—in communities of color?
In “Panic Mode” and Waiting for More Relief
A couple employed by an airport catering company haven’t worked since March. They’re struggling to make ends meet.
As Florida Reopens, the Health Crisis in Immokalee Deepens
“Unfortunately, we see a lot of people getting sick and not receiving the proper medical care and resources that they need,” one farmworker said. “For the governor to continuously ignore us is incredibly irresponsible.”
Hot & Bothered: Has the Fracking Bubble Finally Burst? with Bethany McLean
The fracking boom that drove a decade of record U.S. oil and gas production was never really profitable to begin with. Has its bubble finally burst?
[EVENT | June 2] What Happened to the Great American Logistics Machine?
Join us for a virtual discussion with Haymarket Books on the history of UPS and the fast-changing—and essential—logistics machine.
Sales Over Health and Safety at Trader Joe’s
Grocery workers say they are encouraged to overcrowd stores—while their CEO writes that unionization is against the chain’s “values.”
Belabored Podcast #198: Not Safe to Work
What should you do if your boss is pressuring you to return to an unsafe workplace?
Atlantic City’s Streak of Bad Luck
“We want the casino to open,” says a server at Caesars. “I want to go back to work. But they have to do it responsibly.”
