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.
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Employers added 254,000 jobs in September, reflecting strong gains as election nears

The September jobs report released Friday shows continued strong market growth heading into the November presidential election.

October 4, 2024
The District’s public safety job fair event draws a crowd Sept. 20 at DC Armory.

Biden calls out Rubio for false claim that solid jobs report is ‘fake’

“The jobs numbers are what the jobs numbers are. They’re real,” President Joe Biden told reporters when questioned about GOP Sen. Marco Rubio’s social media post.

October 4, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks at a press briefing at the White House on Friday.

How Biden helped end a port strike that threatened Democrats in November

The White House played a major role in the deal that opens the ports until January, postponing the issue until after this November’s election.

October 4, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks to reporters outside the White House on Thursday.

Dockworkers union suspends strike; ports reopen on East and Gulf coasts

Striking dockworkers reached a tentative agreement with port operators on Thursday for a 62 percent wage increase and have extended their contract through Jan. 15 to bargain over remaining issues.

October 3, 2024
An aerial view of the Dundalk Marine Terminal on Thursday. Workers at 36 major ports on the East and Gulf coasts walked off the job earlier this week.

‘Nothing’s gonna move!’ Dockworkers tough union in spotlight with port strike

The storied union behind the port strike halting ships from Maine to Texas reflects a throwback to more traditional, top-down era of labor culture and activism.

October 3, 2024
International Longshoreman's Association President Harold J. Daggett speaks to union workers at the Port Newark/Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal complex in New Jersey on Tuesday.

Meet the United Auto Workers members who could swing the election

As Trump heads to Michigan to court autoworkers, the Ford Michigan Assembly plant remains divided politically, even as United Auto Workers supports Harris.

September 27, 2024
A Ford Bronco at the company’s assembly plant in Wayne, Mich., on June 14, 2021.

Local Teamsters unions in swing states rush to endorse Harris

Kamala Harris has received an outpouring of endorsements from Teamsters local unions and regional councils in key states, despite the national union’s decision to not endorse.

September 19, 2024
Teamsters President Sean M. O'Brien greets members at an Aug. 29 rally in Long Beach, Calif., to support the unionizing efforts of Amazon delivery drivers.

Teamsters will not endorse for president, a blow to Democrats

The Teamsters’ much-anticipated non-endorsement came after a vote of its executive board in Washington.

September 18, 2024
Teamsters President Sean O'Brien. (Mark Peterson for The Washington Post)

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.