Tag: labor force
‘Becoming a green, sustainable society:’ Shorter work weeks is one of...
"This new paper from Autonomy is a thought experiment that should give policymakers, activists and campaigners more ballast to make the case that a Green New Deal is absolutely necessary."
Again, the US is a no-vacation nation
Nearly 1-in-4 Americans receive no paid vacation or holidays.
American workers are not happy
Americans clearly are working harder and longer and better. The solution is to change the system, which is stacked against workers.
Public workers’ trump card
The larger story is that public workers who lack any formal power to strike – but have the informal power not to work – are becoming a new force in American politics and labor relations.
Federal employees’ union sues Trump administration as 420,000 work without pay...
The American Federation of Government Employees, or AFGE, says it’s illegal for federal workers to be forced to work without pay.
Why domestic workers are fighting like hell to stop Brett Kavanaugh
“Every day, I hear stories of working women just like me, stories full of pain, fear, silence and same.”
Americans work too much already
The Save American Workers Act would do nothing of the sort, but it would force many employees to log more hours.
The Morality of a $15 Minimum
A national movement is growing for a $15 an hour minimum wage rase—workers at fast-food and big-box retail establishments are striking for a raise. So when will corporate America start moving toward this goal?
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Trump, the felon, has been making a complete fool out of the US court...
The political destruction of Trump who, as a candidate for president is the greatest insult to our democracy and our Constitution and to the U.S. court system that has constantly bent to him and given him one free pass after another.
Wyden calls out trillions dodged by ultra-rich, proposes tax reform to fully fund Social...
Democratic senators propose fair tax contributions from the ultra-wealthy as a solution to protect Social Security for future generations, challenging Republican cuts and calling for real revenue reform.
Undebatable: What Harris and Trump could not say about Israel and Gaza
Silence is a blanket that smothers genuine democratic discourse and the outcries of moral voices. Making those voices inaudible is a key goal for the functioning of the warfare state.
Dems say Big Oil execs failing to come clean on Trump’s $1 billion quid...
Nearly four months later, the lawmakers are still awaiting satisfactory answers.
What’s Trump’s escape valve when (or if) he realizes he’s losing? Bluster ...
There could be greater disruption than Jan. 6, but the enormous, co-ordinated might of law and order won’t get ambushed again.