Tag: labor
Unpaid: Inside the ‘lawless jungle’ of worker exploitation after Hurricane Harvey
The amount of money not paid to workers after Hurricane Harvey is unknown.
National prison strike begins: Prisoners in 17 states demand end to...
Prisoners in at least 17 states are expected to participate in the coordinated sit-ins, hunger strikes, work stoppages and commissary boycotts from today until Sept. 9.
$1 an hour to fight largest fire in CA history: Are...
According to some estimates, California avoids spending about $80-$100 million a year by using prison labor to fight its biggest environmental problem.
Wait, you’re sanctioning us?!
It's time for the world to blacklist Trump, his associates, and his businesses.
The roadblock to common sense pension reform
Vote for legislators who want to allow workers to save for retirement and against legislators who are shills for the financial sector.
Why wages are going nowhere
The combination of high corporate profits and growing corporate political power has created a vicious cycle.
Disneyland Resort becomes one of the highest minimum wages in country...
The minimum wage increase comes after four labor unions representing employees pressured Disneyland Resort for months.
Collective action is key to keeping labor strong
As long as workers band together, they can make concrete improvements in their working conditions.
How corporations plan to use Janus to turn workers against their...
A union buster may be coming to your door.
Unions have been down before, history shows how they can come...
It’s not the first time this has happened in U.S. history.
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Why is Trump slowly losing his mind? Epstein bombshell coming, jail cell awaits him
Right now, Trump is operating like a madman, ripping and tearing our democracy apart and having the Supreme Court turn our Constitution into nothing more than a useless wad of paper.
Judge blocks ICE retaliation in Minnesota as protests escalate and federal force looms
A federal injunction curbing ICE conduct follows the killing of a legal observer, mounting allegations of constitutional violations, and threats of military deployment under Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Why are immigration ‘judges’ working for DOJ aka the PROSECUTION?
“The reason we’re here is because the government of the United States wants you to leave the United States. It’s my job to figure out if you have to leave. It’s also my job to figure out if you should stay.” –Federal Immigration Judge Ubaid ul-Haq
Federal agents invoke Renee Good’s killing to intimidate protesters in Minnesota
Videos, eyewitness accounts, and a sweeping state lawsuit show federal agents repeatedly referencing Renee Nicole Good’s death during confrontations with civilians as Minnesota seeks to halt a massive immigration enforcement surge.
Trump’s dementia addled plan to invade Greenland violates the NATO treaty
Why are Republicans orchestrating this ‘gunboat diplomacy’ with the intent of–a rapist?