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NO DEAL: Nurses at NY-Presbyterian overwhelmingly vote to stay on strike
NO DEAL: Nurses at NY-Presbyterian overwhelmingly vote to stay on strike

Season 9 Episode 6

The longest-running nurses strike in New York City history has come to an end—for some. Nurses at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, however, overwhelmin…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Massive strike at Kaiser Permanente enters third week
Massive strike at Kaiser Permanente enters third week

Season 9 Episode 5

An estimated 31,000 health care workers in California and Hawaii walked off the job on Jan. 26 in their ongoing battle with healthcare giant Kaiser P…

2 months, 2 weeks ago

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America's toxic future looks like East Palestine, OH, today
America's toxic future looks like East Palestine, OH, today

Season 9 Episode 4

Feb. 3, 2026 marked the three-year anniversary of the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical disaster in East Palestine, OH—one of the worst …

2 months, 3 weeks ago

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"A hero": Nurses, federal workers honor Alex Pretti
"A hero": Nurses, federal workers honor Alex Pretti

Season 9 Episode 3

Hundreds of union nurses, federal workers, and local residents gathered outside the Veterans Affairs central office building in Washington, DC, on Ja…

2 months, 4 weeks ago

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Largest nurses union calls to abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killing
Largest nurses union calls to abolish ICE after Alex Pretti killing

Season 9 Episode 2

On Friday, Jan. 23, around 50,000 people in Minneapolis, MN, engaged in a historic mass strike and day of protest to demand an end to ICE terror and …

3 months ago

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"Shut everything down": Minnesota calls for mass strike on Jan. 23
"Shut everything down": Minnesota calls for mass strike on Jan. 23

Season 9 Episode 1

The state of Minnesota is under siege by our own federal government, and residents—immigrant and US-born alike—are living in fear. With the deploymen…

3 months, 1 week ago

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The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won
The longest-running strike in the US is over—and the workers won

Season 8 Episode 37

On Monday, Nov. 24, after more than 1,100 days on strike, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh members were cheered on by supporters at a rally in downtown …

4 months, 1 week ago

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What does it mean to be a union member in these dark times?
What does it mean to be a union member in these dark times?

Season 8 Episode 36

Making ends meet in today's economy is difficult enough, but with so many societal crises affecting working people's lives on and off the shop floor—…

5 months, 1 week ago

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'We're done': Starbucks workers launch indefinite national strike
'We're done': Starbucks workers launch indefinite national strike

Season 8 Episode 35

Four years after the first Starbucks store in the US unionized in 2021, workers across the country are still facing rampant union busting and still f…

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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Campus life is unrecognizable in the Trump era: 'There's so many cops everywhere'
Campus life is unrecognizable in the Trump era: 'There's so many cops everywhere'

Season 8 Episode 34

Life on college campuses has changed dramatically in the last 10 months. While institutions of higher education continue to reel from the Trump admin…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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