Tag: labor
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.
How union workers are fighting for a life outside of the...
A bill would limit mandatory overtime to no more than two hours per day and require employers to provide a week’s notice before mandating extra hours or changing a worker’s schedule.
Bernie Sanders champions ’32-hour work week with no loss in pay’
"Changes that benefit the working class of our country are not going to be easily handed over by the corporate elite. They have to be fought for—and won."
Ignoring warnings of mass job loss, Fed hikes rates to highest...
"The Fed should end its rate hiking campaign for good."
How Americans created a wave of pro-worker laws
The legislation would make it easier for workers to organize at a time that more and more Americans are seeking to join unions.
How the labor movement is showing up for LGBTQ+ rights
The hope is that more labor activists will understand how common queer workers are and see how supporting them actually strengthens the labor movement.
Replacing the capitalist dream of AI-driven profits
When asked to share alternatives to capitalism, ChatGPT offered many options, none of which rely on the fantasy that money hoarding at the top can eventually benefit the rest of us.
Busting the ‘paid what you’re worth’ myth
It is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people while millions of Americans struggle to get by.
The move toward a four-day workweek obscures low pay
Of course Americans deserve to work fewer hours. But unless the move to a four-day workweek is accompanied by a massive pay raise, it merely frees up time to work more.
How workers in the South are defying history
The company resisted them. History defied them. Geography worked against them.
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GOP rejection of Hunter Biden’s public testimony offer sparks democratic outcry
Democratic leaders criticize House Oversight Republicans for declining Hunter Biden's offer to testify publicly, exposing the tension and political drama within the ongoing impeachment probe.
AOC condemns $20 million bribe in Michigan’s political landscape as a stark indicator of...
A political development involving U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper and U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, has cast a stark light on what many progressive lawmakers see as the corrupting influence of money in American politics.
The veiled threat of fiscal commission as gateway to Social Security and Medicare cuts
In a controversial move, the GOP-led House Budget Committee's hearing to establish a fiscal commission raises alarms for potential cuts in Social Security and Medicare, sparking widespread criticism and concerns for the future of these essential programs.
Big Meat’s aggressive campaign at COP28 a strategic push to influence climate policy
The aim is clear: To disseminate a pro-meat message throughout the summit, countering growing environmental concerns.
Right-wing mayhem regorges Social Darwinism, poster child for scandalous, authoritarian bunk
History does not repeat, but in this case it emphatically rhymes. With Trumpist war cries for his New Nazism, we cannot avoid the obvious parallels.