Siobhan Senier is a professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of New Hampshire, where she teaches classes on climate justice. She is the editor of "Dawnland Voices: An Anthology of Writing from Indigenous New England."
This newly introduced bipartisan bill called the People Over Poison Act (H.R. 9528) seeks to mandate health warning labels on pesticides and restore consumers' rights to sue chemical manufacturers.
About 4,500 nurses and home-care clinicians walked out after contract talks with Mass General Brigham broke down over pay, staffing, insurance costs, and patient care.
Because unions provide a voice on wages, safety, and other issues, they empower workers at a moment when a depressing sense of helplessness haunts many other Americans.