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  1. power
    The Actors’ Strike Is Finally Coming to an EndSAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative agreement with major studios.
    By Danielle Cohen and Tariro Mzezewa
  2. labor
    How Not to Scab on HalloweenPer SAG-AFTRA guidelines, Barbie and The Bear are off-limits to those trick-or-treating in solidarity.
    By Danielle Cohen
  3. how i get it done
    The Labor Nominee Making Sure Staffers Get Home for BedtimeJulie Su fights for workers as acting labor secretary and wants her own team to have a life outside the office.
    By Andrea González-Ramírez
  4. act i renaissance
    Beyoncé Wants You to Release Your Job“Break My Soul” is an ode to house music and not working.
    By Danielle Cohen
  5. culture
    At the New Museum, Faith Ringgold and Women in the WorkforceRebecca Traister, Kimberly Drew, Paola Ramos, and Isolde Brielmaier kicked off a new speaker series from the Cut and the New Museum.
    By Bindu Bansinath
  6. q&a
    A Reality Check About MotherhoodAngela Garbes’s new book, Essential Labor, reclaims realistic mothering.
    By Sara Petersen
  7. power
    Can Nail Techs Win Better Working Conditions?Nail-salon workers in New York pin their hopes on legislation that would establish standards for safety and determine wages and benefits.
    By Sarah Jones
  8. celebrity
    Guess Who Else Didn’t Appreciate Kim’s Advice to Work Harder?Former employees who worked on the Kardashian-Jenner apps say they were underpaid, overworked, and exploited.
    By Danielle Cohen
  9. power
    Complex SaviorsIn ERs, nurses and doctors can often be the first line of defense against human trafficking. Now they’re being trained to actually see it that way.
    By Magdalena Puniewska
  10. labor
    Condé Nast Employees Protested Outside Anna Wintour’s HouseThe New Yorker Union members chanted, “Bosses wear Prada, workers get nada.”
    By Mia Mercado
  11. power
    Working Two Jobs, and Barely SurvivingThe abject inhumanity of America’s minimum wage, as told by one home health aide.
    By Bridget Read
  12. all work no pay
    ‘They Told Me If I Don’t Come in, They Won’t Pay Me’Domestic workers on scraping by during the pandemic.
    By Sarah Jones
  13. strike
    Nearly 800 Philly Nurses Strike Over Staffing ShortagesAfter months on the front lines of the pandemic, nurses are now battling their employers, too.
    By Hannah Gold
  14. law
    Are Uber and Lyft Shutting Down in California?The ride-hailing companies threatened to stop operations in protest of a recent labor law. Here’s what we know.
    By Amanda Arnold
  15. strike for black lives
    Thousands of Essential Workers Are Going on Strike for Black LivesTens of thousands of people are walking off their jobs on Monday in protest of racial inequality.
    By Hannah Gold
  16. disney
    Florida Disney World Is Seriously Going to Reopen This WeekendIn the face of a massive COVID-19 surge in the state, Disney is plowing ahead with its plans.
    By Hannah Gold
  17. coronavirus
    Every Food and Delivery Strike Happening Over CoronavirusFrom Whole Foods to Instacart to McDonald’s.
    By Bridget Read
  18. coronavirus
    ‘We’re Tired of Being Treated as If We Are Expendable’Nurses on the front lines of battling coronavirus are rising up to demand basic protections.
    By Bridget Read
  19. everlane
    Bernie Sanders Calls Out EverlaneThe “radically transparent” clothing company reportedly fired employees who were in the process of unionizing.
    By Hannah Gold
  20. coronavirus
    Instacart Workers Are Going on a Massive Strike Next WeekThey are demanding expanded paid sick leave and safety gear like gloves.
    By Bridget Read
  21. coronavirus
    How Can We Fight a Pandemic Without Paid Sick Leave?As coronavirus spreads, millions of Americans have to choose between staying home when they’re ill and receiving a paycheck.
    By Hannah Gold
  22. power
    Exploitation Is Still Rampant in NYC Nail SalonsManicurists in the city lose an average of $181 per week owing to wage theft, according to a new study.
    By Hannah Gold
  23. labor
    Workers Making Fashion Nova Clothing Are Wildly UnderpaidL.A. factory workers who make garments for the online retailer report wages so low, it’s illegal.
    By Hannah Gold
  24. workplace harassment
    Workers Making Lululemon Clothes Say They’re Beaten and Harassed on the JobA new report alleges workers in Bangladesh are underpaid and called “sluts” and “whores” by their managers.
    By Hannah Gold
  25. labor
    Yoga Teachers Are Unionizing to Heal the Wellness IndustryIn a historic first, YogaWorks teachers have come together to demand improved conditions across their entire industry.
    By Sarah Jones
  26. labor
    Barstool Sports Founder Throws Long, Possibly Illegal Twitter TantrumIn an incredibly ill-advised move, Dave Portnoy has threatened to fire any employee who tries to unionize.
    By Amanda Arnold
  27. so you want to be president
    Elizabeth Warren Wants to Put a Former Public-School Teacher in Her CabinetThe candidate has pledged to nominate a former public-school teacher to be Education secretary.
    By Sarah Jones
  28. labor
    Now We Can’t Eat Nutella AnymoreA damning New York Times investigation sheds a light on Turkey’s exploitative hazelnut industry.
    By Amanda Arnold
  29. government shutdown
    Flight Attendants Are ‘Mobilizing Immediately’ Over Shutdown, Union SaysSara Nelson, head of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, is urging members to visit their congressional reps and demand an end to the shutdown.
    By Sarah Jones
  30. sex work
    Julia Salazar’s Win Is a Huge Victory for Sex WorkersHer success shows that candidates can vocally support sex workers’ rights and get elected.
    By Callie Beusman
  31. women on strike
    The Radical Boldness of the McDonald’s Sexual-Harassment StrikeToday’s action is the first-ever nationwide strike against sexual harassment, and it’s led by working-class women of color.
    By Bryce Covert
  32. labor
    McDonald’s Workers Are Going on a Historic Strike Over Sexual HarassmentOrganizers say this is the country’s first multi-state strike against sexual misconduct.
    By Amanda Arnold
  33. karbabies
    Kim Kardashian West Says She Held Up Khloé’s Leg As She Pushed During LaborHow supportive!
    By Lisa Ryan
  34. power
    The Uprising of Women in Red States Is Just BeginningFrom the teachers’ strikes in West Virginia to Oklahoma and beyond, working-class women have always known what it takes to fight back.
    By Sarah Smarsh
  35. Unpaid Workers Seeking Help Put Messages in This Store’s Clothes“I made this item you are going to buy, but I didn’t get paid for it.”
    By Sarah Spellings
  36. nyc baby
    New York Subway Worker Helps Woman Give Birth on Train PlatformA subway cleaner helped deliver a baby boy.
    By Lisa Ryan
  37. hurricane irma
    Miami Woman Delivers Her Own Baby During Hurricane IrmaThe dangerous winds prevented rescue crews from getting to her.
    By Lisa Ryan
  38. phone sex
    Class-Action Lawsuit Offers Rare Glimpse Inside Phone-Sex IndustryThe suit alleges that workers are cheated out of compensation.
    By Lisa Ryan
  39. workers rights
    How Walmart’s Strict Attendance Policy Hurts Women WorkersThe retail behemoth is once again being accused of labor violations.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  40. labor
    Carl’s Jr. Is Desperately Trying to Escape Its Sexist PastThe company unveiled a new ad that diverges from their typical scantily-clad-woman-eating-a-burger trope, all while acknowledging it.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  41. There’s a New Way to Induce Labor That Takes Much Less TimeThe method may save 2.4 million hours of labor each year.
    By Lisa Ryan
  42. cut cover story
    Confessions of a Radical DoulaWhy is the delivery room the one place where a woman doesn’t have control over what happens to her body?
    By Elisa Albert
  43. makeover momma
    Woman Manages to Apply Entire Face of Makeup While in LaborAnd you can’t even get liquid eyeliner right.
    By Hilary Weaver
  44. work
    The Adult Snow Day Is Dying, and That’s SadSay good-bye to what might have been the last thing that could force us to take actual, real-life time off from work.
    By Jesse Singal
  45. quotables
    Channing Tatum Experienced ‘Crying Fits’ While His Wife Was Giving BirthHe was just so amazed at the human birth process.
    By Julie Ma