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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Patrick Redford

Striking Touchstone route setters demonstrate in front of a California climbing gym.

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Climbing

There’s No Climbing Without Route Setters, And They’re On Strike

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 14: Novak Djokovic of Serbia waits for the trophy presentation after his defeat by Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the final of the men's singles, during day fourteen of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 14, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Frey/TPN/Getty Images)

Day Fourteen: The Championships – Wimbledon 2024

Tennis

Novak Djokovic’s Loose Players Union Files Huge Lawsuit Against Tennis Power Structure

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 15: Bobby Portis #9 of the Milwaukee Bucks walks backcourt during a game against the Orlando Magic at Fiserv Forum on January 15, 2025 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Orlando Magic v Milwaukee Bucks

Bobby Portis’s Big Suspension Is Ruinous Bullshit

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Capital

The Logic Of Private Equity Explains The Park City Ski Patrol Strike

Normal Gossip: portraits

Alex Sujong Laughlin

a group of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders practice outside

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Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: It’s Time To Unionize

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UAW members attend a rally in support of the labor union strike at the UAW Local 551 hall on Chicago’s South Side. UAW president Shawn Fain joined members in solidarity with the ongoing strike on October 7, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois.

Striking UAW Members Hold Rally At Chicago Union Hall

Book Excerpts That Don't Suck

Unions Can Fix What’s Broken

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Maitreyi Anantharaman

A view of the first period of the PWHL game between Minnesota and Boston at Tsongas Center on January 03, 2024 in Lowell, Massachusetts.

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Women's Hockey

The First CBA In Women’s Hockey Is A Picture Of The Future, And A Story Of The Past

NEW YORK - MARCH 29: NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media after the Board of Governors meetings on March 29, 2023 at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2023 NBAE (Photo by Jennifer Pottheiser/NBAE via Getty Images)

2023 Board of Governors Presser

The Players Are Making The Biggest Concession In The New NBA CBA

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Laura Wagner

Starbucks workers hold a rally on October 05, 2022 in New York City. Starbucks Workers United were joined in solidarity by various unions as they held a rally outside of a Staten Island store, slated to close for renovations later this month. They are calling for the right to negotiate employment terms and want an end to the union busting campaign that is being used against workers throughout the country.

Starbucks Workers United Union Holds Rally At Staten Island Starbucks Location

Starbucks VP Sends Pissy Letter To NFLPA Head Over Support For Workers

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Tom Ley

Dunedin Blue Jays v Tampa Tarpons

The MLBPA Wants To Unionize Minor League Baseball

Union organizer Christian Smalls (R) celebrates following the April 1, 2022, vote for the unionization of the Amazon Staten Island warehouse in New York. - Amazon workers in New York voted Friday to establish the first US union at the e-commerce giant, a milestone for a company that has steadfastly opposed organized labor in its massive workforce. Employees at the Staten Island JFK8 warehouse voted 2,654 to 2,131 in support of the unionizing drive, according to a tally of ballots from the National Labor Relations Board. (Photo by Andrea RENAULT / AFP)

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Heartwarming: Amazon Eats Shit

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 19: Los Angeles Dodgers fans cheer during Game 3 of the National League Championship Series against the Atlanta Braves at Dodger Stadium on October 19, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.

Championship Series – Atlanta Braves v Los Angeles Dodgers – Game Three

What Would An Effective Sports Fan Union Actually Look Like?

New York Times Seeks Buyouts Before Imposing Layoffs

Media Meltdowns

Wirecutter Union Files Labor Grievance After “Vindictive” New York Times Withheld Holiday Pay

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Union Heroes Day 1

Let’s Remember Some Locked-Out MLB Players, Day 1

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These Musicians Are Angry, Organized, And Coming For Spotify

Future Of Film Panel: Stories By Numbers – 2014 Tribeca Film Festival

WGA East Council Slate Edits Platform After Everyone Gets Mad At Them

2021 French Open – Day Fifteen

Novak Djokovic’s Breakaway Tennis Players Association Is Taking Shape

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Fun With Sisyphus

Here Is A List Of Weenies Who Work At The New York Times

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The Reckoning At The Appeal Was A Long Time Coming

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Drew Magary

WASHINGTON - MARCH 4: DeMaurice Smith (R), NFLPA executive director, arrives with NFL Players Association Spokesman George Atallah (L) and Kansas City Chiefs player Brian Waters (C) for an extra day of negotiations at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service building March 4, 2011 in Washington, DC. Representatives from the National Football League (NFL) and National Football League Players' Association (NFLPA) continue to negotiate a collective bargaining agreement between players and owners during a 24 hour extension in negotiations. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

NFL Lockout Looms As Negotiations Are Extended

Interviews

Let’s Talk About The State Of Football, With The NFLPA’s George Atallah

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How A “Deeply Progressive” Coffee Chain Is Trying To Crush Its Workers’ Union

Investigations Editor. You can contact her at diana@defector.com or dfmoskovitz@protonmail.com. She&#8217;s also on Signal @dmoskovitz.99

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The Amazon logo at a new Amazon warehouse, set against a black sky.

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Politics

An Alienating Journey Through The Amazon Warehouse

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Albert Burneko

Bill Simmons sits in an armchair looking like an asshole

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Bill Simmons Is Union-Busting

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