Thursday, February 5, 2026

Tag: labor rights

Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine, progressive democrats push for urgent legislative...

Supreme Court’s seismic decision strips federal agencies of interpretive authority, sparking immediate legislative action from progressive lawmakers to safeguard public health, labor rights, and environmental protections.

Why corporations choose lawlessness to fight unions

Workers at companies like Apple and Starbucks face armies of union-busting lawyers advising employers to repeatedly violate labor laws.

Republicans have plans for working people

But will you like them?

Record-breaking 459,000 workers strike in 2023: US labor movement hits 23-year...

the nation saw 33 major work stoppages initiated last year, the highest count since the year 2000, which recorded 39 stoppages.

Starbucks faces NLRB action over union-linked store closures

Making workers whole for work missed," NLRB demands Starbucks reopen closed stores.

Amazon’s Black Friday fiasco: over 1000 workers rebel in historic pay...

As Black Friday sales surged, Amazon faced an unprecedented labor revolt. Over a thousand workers across the globe downed tools in a landmark strike, challenging the retail giant on wages and working conditions in a historic show of worker solidarity.

United Nations expert castigates Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash over ‘disgraceful’ labor practices

UN rapporteur challenges corporate giants on poverty wages and labor violations.

Toyota ignites wage hike wave in wake of UAW’s labor deal...

In a strategic move mirroring the UAW's historic victories, Toyota embraces a wage hike for its U.S. workforce, spotlighting the broader impact of union momentum in the auto industry.

Labor education starts in school

Giving K-12 students the language, information, and tools they need to protect themselves from workplace exploitation is a critical tool to reversing the nation’s capitalism-fueled inequality.

Why do we have weekends?

While many workers now enjoy weekends won by organized labor, the fight continues for those who don’t. 

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Judge blocks Noem effort to bar surprise ICE jail inspections as detention deaths mount

A federal judge halted the DHS secretary’s renewed effort to block surprise inspections as deaths, overcrowding, and abuse allegations inside immigration detention facilities continue to rise.

The digital media oligarchy: Who owns online news? 

Even Bagdikian’s later editions, written at the dawn of the internet, could not fully anticipate how profoundly digital technology would reconfigure the media oligarchy.

Trump ramps up denaturalization push with 2026 quota targeting naturalized citizens

Internal USCIS guidance reportedly calls for 100 to 200 denaturalization referrals per month, signaling a sharp escalation that experts say collides with legal limits and historical practice.

DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention

Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.

What this backward country needs—reality messaging, redemptive ‘dog whistles’ and life-saving primers to regain...

Even worse than economic blunders or imperialistic lunacy are shocking, needless deaths that now define MAGATrump – how many innocent bystanders one cult can maim, starve, disrespect or kill.