Lauren Kaori Gurley

Washington, D.C.

Staff writer covering labor

Education: University of Chicago, BA in Comparative Literature; New York University, MA in Journalism and Latin American Studies

Lauren Kaori Gurley is the labor reporter for The Washington Post. Before joining The Post, she covered labor and tech at Vice for three years. She has also written for The New Republic, The American Prospect, In These Times, and The New York Review of Books.
Latest from Lauren Kaori Gurley

UAW president announces strike vote against Stellantis

The union has filed charges of unfair labor practice and grievances against the Jeep maker, citing abandoned commitments made in 2023.

September 17, 2024
Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers, during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Aug. 19.

Boeing machinists: Strike is a now-or-never moment

The Boeing union strike follows a few years of strong gains for the labor movement. But labor’s leverage could narrow as the job market weakens in coming months.

September 14, 2024
Boeing machinists union member Nico Padilla yells “strike” to passing cars with others on the picket line at the Everett, Wash., assembly plant on Friday.

Boeing workers vote overwhelmingly to strike, in defeat for troubled company

Some 96 percent of union members voted in favor of the strike, rejecting a proposal that would have boosted pay and benefits even as it fell short of other demands.

September 13, 2024

Why Boeing workers voted to strike after rejecting proposed deal

Boeing workers are voting on whether to go on strike. Here’s what to know.

September 13, 2024
Boeing workers will vote Thursday on whether to strike.

Boeing strike appears increasingly likely, as union votes on contract

Boeing faces a massive strike as union workers vote on a contract that includes 25 percent pay increases over four years.

September 12, 2024
A Boeing 737 Max 8 airplane being built for India-based Jet Airways lands after a test flight at Boeing Field in Seattle.

Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, as labor market cools

This particular August jobs report is among the most closely watched snap shots of the labor market since the coronavirus pandemic.

September 6, 2024
An employment opportunity sign at a Zara location in Alexandria, Va., on Aug. 22.

Meet one of America’s newest union leaders: Brooke Shields

Brooke Shields became president of the 51,000-member Actors’ Equity Association this year, with plans to use her celebrity to put money into actors’ pockets.

September 2, 2024
Actress Brooke Shields in New York City in 2021. “I look at unions as parents,” she said. “When your voice isn’t necessarily strong enough or going to be heard, they can step in and speak for you.”

Major hotel strike spreads across U.S. on Labor Day weekend

Thousands of hotel workers walked off the job Sunday in a coast-to-coast strike wave that threatens to disrupt a busy holiday travel period.

September 1, 2024
A July 17 rally in Boston organized by Unite Here Local 26, representing hospitality workers in New England. A few weeks later, the union voted to authorize a strike that began Sunday.

Technical error caused jobs data delay that sparked outrage, BLS says

The jobs revision delay is just the latest in a series of mishaps that Wall Street and Washington critics say threaten to undermine faith in the agency.

August 28, 2024
Stock prices are seen through a window at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on August 14.

Canadian government ends major railway stoppage, ordering arbitration

Canada’s two largest railroads shut down early Thursday in response to a labor dispute, jeopardizing deliveries of crucial supplies.

August 22, 2024
Railcars sit idle Monday at the Canadian Pacific Kansas City yard in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. The two railroads involved in the work stoppage started winding down operations this week.