Monday, June 23, 2025

Tag: labor unions

How to win the nation’s highest minimum wage

It took more than two years of hard work and relentless campaigning for LA’s tourism workers to win $30 an hour. Here’s how they did it.

Federal judge halts Trump and Musk’s illegal plan to dismantle government

A California court blocks sweeping mass layoffs and agency overhauls ordered by Trump and Musk, ruling the president lacks the authority to reorganize the federal government without congressional approval.

Federal judge rules Trump’s mass firing of federal workers was illegal—but...

The case was brought by a coalition of labor unions and advocacy groups, who sued OPM after the agency ordered thousands of probationary federal employees to be fired.

Teamsters launch largest strike against Amazon in US history to demand...

Amazon workers launch historic nationwide strike, demanding better wages, safer conditions, and union recognition from the $2 trillion corporation.

The big union contract fights coming in 2025

The coming year is full of expiring contracts that could keep the strike wave rolling.

UAW denounces Trump-Vance ticket as “menace to working class” amid threats...

The UAW warns that the Trump-Vance ticket threatens Michigan’s economic future by jeopardizing a $500 million federal grant for an electric vehicle plant, while highlighting the Biden-Harris administration’s investment in American manufacturing and union jobs.

How Tim Walz showed he has workers’ backs

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

UAW files federal charges against Trump and Musk over anti-union intimidation

Union accuses Trump and Musk of illegal threats as the fight over workers’ rights intensifies.

How workers are revolutionizing the South

Local 1025 members shared firsthand accounts of how the union boosted their wages, gave them a voice, and kept them safe on the job.

How solidarity triumphs over corporate greed

“Stay the course. Even if it sometimes doesn’t feel like it, you are winning.”

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The 10 steps to impeach a president

This isn’t to say Trump couldn’t or won’t be impeached. Only that it’s a long and drawn-out process.

Israel accused of using aid as bait as over 300 Palestinians killed at food...

Palestinians seeking flour and water have become targets, with Israeli forces killing hundreds at so-called humanitarian aid points backed by the U.S.

Martial Law in the United States

Trump will reverse the equation and use martial law to overcome public protest.

MAGA’s nightmare cult embodies the manic venom of old-time religion without the good

Like religious fundamentalism, MAGA Trump broaches no dissent, indeed feeds upon opposition to justify undeserved privileges, dividing the world between the saved and sinful deserving punishment.

New report predicts abandoned coal mines turned into solar farms could add 300 GW...

These solar projects could equal 15 percent of the solar that's already been built globally and help triple renewables before the end of the decade.