Tag: labor
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.
Home Depot makes investment of additional $1 billion in wage increases...
This investment makes the home improvement retailer's starting wage in every U.S. market at or above $15 per hour.
A new Republican assault on children: Overturning labor laws
It seems unimaginable that we are backsliding into the era of exploiting child labor. But that’s precisely what the GOP appears to be doing.
How union members honor workers Memorial Day
April 28 is Workers Memorial Day in America and the Day of Mourning in Canada, a time to remember those killed, injured, or sickened at work.
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Trump, the felon, has been making a complete fool out of the US court...
The political destruction of Trump who, as a candidate for president is the greatest insult to our democracy and our Constitution and to the U.S. court system that has constantly bent to him and given him one free pass after another.
Democrats push groundbreaking bill to make Big Oil pay for climate crisis
The Polluters Pay Climate Fund Act would require major fossil fuel companies to pay into a damages fund, modeled after the Superfund, to help mitigate the harm caused by their contributions to global warming.
Corporate greed exposed: Kroger admits to price gouging on milk and eggs amid antitrust...
A top Kroger executive admits to inflating milk and egg prices above the rate of inflation
Putin warns of NATO involvement as US weighs letting Ukraine use long-range missiles in...
Putin’s warning came as reports surfaced suggesting that U.S. President Joe Biden is considering allowing Ukraine to use long-range missiles against Russian targets, marking a dangerous new phase in the two-and-a-half-year war.
Trump calls for ABC News to be fired after embarrassing debate loss and real-time...
Trump was fact-checked in real-time by moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, the former president called for the entire ABC News team to be fired, accusing the network of bias and unfair treatment.