Tag: labor unions
We need to elect more leaders from the labor movement into...
Electing more union members to councils and mayoral posts will help to combat right-wing attacks on workers and hold local government accountable to the ordinary people it’s intended to serve.
Bringing workers’ rights into a Constitution? An innovative state ballot proposal...
A Nov. 8 referendum will give Illinois voters the opportunity to enact a “Workers’ Rights Amendment” to the state constitution.
How unions are combating domestic violence
Dozens of unions in the United States and Canada with contract language providing domestic violence survivors with the resources crucial to breaking free of their abusers.
What’s going on in Buffalo these days can be inspiring—and plenty...
Starbucks workers in Buffalo have delivered America’s oligarchs an unexpectedly solid blow.
How trade union workers are joining to support Ukraine
Since Putin’s unprovoked attack, working people around the world rallied around Ukraine.
Why American workers need the National Labor Relations Board to return...
The demand for representation, increasing even before COVID-19, soared during the pandemic as Americans saw how unions helped their members.
How employers punish workers for forming unions
The Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act would better protect workers from illegal bullying and retaliation during the organizing process.
Envision or perish—why we must start imagining the world we want...
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
#DontFundEvil: Google workers form a union to combat workplace concerns
"The future of tech is stronger with the power of a union."
Why rebuilding America’s manufacturing muscle is essential
Decades of industrial decline left America unprepared for the pandemic. COVID-19 simply caught America flat-footed.
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US plans to ease human rights criticism of El Salvador, Israel, and Russia
Leaked State Department drafts show significant omissions of abuses, including against LGBTQ+ people and political corruption, in reports on key U.S. allies.
How city-owned grocery stores can tackle food insecurity
As private grocers abandon low-income neighborhoods, Zohran Mamdani’s public ownership proposal offers a solution to market failures.
Federal judge’s ruling vacates Fish and Wildlife Service’s denial of petition to protect gray...
The ruling from U.S. District Judge Donald Molloy found that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service broke the law when it denied a petition for protection last year.
As Americans ration care, health insurers rake in record $71.3 billion in profits
Despite rising out-of-pocket costs and millions losing coverage, U.S. health insurance giants posted record profits in 2024 while their CEOs took home a combined $146 million.
ICE recruitment campaign offers student loan forgiveness and bonuses as Trump ramps up deportation...
Critics warn Trump is weaponizing student debt to undermine dissent and push ideological loyalty through immigration enforcement