labor rights

Workers’ Rights During COVID-19: How The Workplace Could Change Forever

Join HuffPost for a live virtual Q&A on what the coronavirus is teaching us about creating different and better work environments.
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Amazon May Have Acted Illegally In Firing Of Warehouse Worker, New York AG Says

New York Attorney General Letitia James said Amazon may also be guilty of providing "inadequate" protections to workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Unemployment Claims Hit Record High Amid Coronavirus

A shocking number of Americans have filed for unemployment in just one week as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, setting a new record.
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House Democrats Poised To Pass Major Labor Reforms Boosting Unions

Sure, the bill is DOA in the Republican Senate, but progressives hope it puts down a marker on workers' rights.
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Chicago Teachers Strike Continues

Chicago teachers have been on strike to demand better pay, smaller class sizes and more disability education teachers.
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Bernie Sanders Wants To Give Federal Workers The Right To Strike

The Vermont senator’s labor plan would also eliminate so-called right-to-work laws and limit CEO pay for federal contractors.
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I Changed Jobs While Pregnant, And It Exposed A Huge Issue With Family Leave

Parental leave is the only benefit that isn’t available upon hire or soon afterward.
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Pregnant Women Are Still Struggling To Keep Their Jobs

A Supreme Court ruling was supposed to help, but a new report shows that employers are getting away with discrimination.
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Uber, Lyft Drivers Go On Strike In Cities Nationwide

Drivers with the ride-hailing companies are demanding better pay and working conditions.
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Brett Kavanaugh Thinks Undocumented Workers Aren't Really Employees Under The Law

A dissent from Trump's Supreme Court nominee cuts to the heart of immigration, workers rights and Supreme Court precedent.
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