Saturday, June 27, 2026

Tag: labor rights

ICE weakens detention rules as private prison firms stand to gain

New standards allow broader AI use, lock in $1-a-day labor limits, and give detention operators more flexibility as ICE expands under Trump’s mass enforcement agenda.

Sanders proposes 50% public stake in leading AI companies

New legislation would create a sovereign wealth fund funded through equity transfers from major artificial intelligence firms, aiming to distribute AI-generated wealth beyond Silicon Valley investors.

Trump order to crush federal unions faces rare bipartisan revolt in...

House members force a vote on the Protect America’s Workforce Act after Trump ended collective bargaining rights for nearly one million federal employees.

Sanders pushes ‘Pensions for All’ to confront corporate greed and America’s...

With nearly half of older workers having no retirement savings, Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces sweeping legislation to guarantee all Americans the same pension security enjoyed by members of Congress.

Trump sends more troops to Los Angeles than to Iraq and...

As thousands of troops descend on Los Angeles to suppress demonstrations against ICE raids, critics warn the unprecedented deployment signals a shift toward authoritarian rule and militarized governance.

‘Grotesque spectacle’: CEO pay skyrockets 50% as worker wages stagnate

Oxfam analysis reveals global CEOs now earn 56 times more than average workers as corporate profits surge and economic inequality deepens on International Workers’ Day.

Workers in 600 cities to mobilize against ‘billionaire takeover’ in massive...

Nationwide demonstrations set to challenge Trump administration’s pro-wealth policies, mass arrests, and immigrant crackdowns as unions and grassroots groups unite across all 50 states.

Judge orders Trump administration to reinstate thousands of illegally fired federal...

Judge William Alsup rules that the Trump administration illegally fired thousands of federal workers, calling the mass terminations a “sham” designed to bypass legal protections, while unions and advocates celebrate a major victory for labor rights.

Trump-appointed judges continue assault on workers’ rights by undermining NLRB

In a move that could reshape labor rights across the country, these judges are granting preliminary injunctions to companies that argue the NLRB’s structure violates the U.S. Constitution.

How Tim Walz showed he has workers’ backs

Walz knows that empowering workers also means building a stronger economy.

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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture

The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."

Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future

Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.

Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta 

Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.

Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool

The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.

Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban

For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.