This op-ed is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Last...

This op-ed is part of Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis. Last...

Say yes to Labor Day picnics and barbeques and parades. But also say yes to building more and stronger unions.

Countering the Trump administration’s hostility to labor has been a string of historic and sometimes surprising wins in blue cities, counties, and states.

Canton and Haywood County will receive $5.75 million and the state will receive $500,000 under the agreement.

A lawsuit in San Diego alleges exploitation of supermarket sushi chefs. The federal government has largely abdicated responsibility for labor protections.

"New York and other states should pass laws protecting workers from extreme heat, and if they don’t, they should at least allow localities to act."

New Colorado law raising the overtime threshold for farm workers is a step backward for justice.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Worker Protection Unit is treating wage theft as a crime.

A pair of bipartisan Ohio senators want to create a state-funded family and medical leave insurance program.

This panel will discuss threats to workplace safety & health-extreme heat, ergonomic harm, construction risks-and ways to keep workers safe.

This panel will discuss threats to workplace safety & health-extreme heat, ergonomic harm, construction risks-and ways to keep workers safe.

More than one-fifth of businesses fail within the first year, per Labor Department data, rising to nearly two-thirds by year 10.

It's time to do the right thing for workers by passing the Construction Justice Act.

Our research shows that candidates who come from the union movement are exactly what many Americans crave

Crystalline silica, which is released into the air when workers cut and polish engineered stone, can scar human lungs beyond repair. Kitchen countertops made with this stone have triggered an increase...

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We examine child labor laws and violations in Wisconsin. Then, we explore the benefits of staying social and how to keep seniors engaged. And we visit a UW-Milwaukee lab that […]

As nearly 15,000 NYC nurses went on strike yesterday, Mayor Mamdani showed up to demonstrate support. It’s a powerful gesture when elected leaders express public solidarity with workers’ demands, i…

Tenants in five East Harlem buildings won half a million dollars in back rent and repairs, in a settlement with their landlord over poor housing conditions. They now hope other tenants across the city...

An effort to expand the hours 14- and 15-year-old employees in Ohio can work was stymied Wednesday after Republican Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill passed with overwhelming GOP support.

Americans are heading into the holiday season in a worse mood than last year. A new survey shows that economic uncertainty, the cost of health care, and fear of ICE raids and gun violence have many pe...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani​ announced Monday the creation of 17 transition advisory committees made up of more than 400 people.