Tag: labor
Why the repeal of anti-union laws in Michigan boosts workers nationwide
Michigan's victory represents the latest in a string of victories for workers mobilizing to build strength across the country.
How leaders in the Department of Labor are fighting for workers’...
“We have an opportunity right now to buy American and build America like never before.”
Michigan opens the door to restoring union power
For the first time in nearly 60 years, a state is poised to reverse its “right to work” law and begin to undo the damage of a corporate-driven anti-union trend.
What Kevin Alexander Gray taught me
The late civil rights activist and author didn’t let elected officials off the hook, no matter how liberal. He understood the importance of intersectionality and what it takes to achieve progressive change.
‘Class war’ erupts at hearing as union leader and GOP senator...
Bernie Sanders declared at the conclusion of Wednesday's hearing that "there's a class war going on whether we want to recognize it or not."
Debunking ‘no one wants to work anymore’
Instead of saying “no one wants to work anymore,” we should be saying, “no one wants to be exploited anymore.”
How GOP lawmakers are putting teen workers in harm’s way
“Why would you want to weaken the law when you can see companies already taking advantage?”
Sanders, Democrats, and a lone Republican revive PRO Act to strengthen...
"With CEOs spending $340 million a year on union-busting tactics to intimidate and silence workers seeking to form unions, the deck has never been more stacked against workers speaking out."
How Howard Schultz made Starbucks the poster child of corporate abuse
The billionaire CEO returned to Starbucks to curb union activity. His union busting has been so egregious that the company’s already poor reputation is now in tatters.
How unions safeguard workers’ sweat equity
When companies do threaten to close worksites, unions step up to preserve jobs and protect communities.
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AI death panels or cost control? Medicare pilot hands denials to private algorithms
Federal pilot in Arizona, New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, and Washington will pay private A.I. firms a cut of “savings,” prompting warnings of “AI death panels” and the “very worst of private insurance.”
From Guernica to Gaza
“Do not think yourself better because you burn up friends and enemies with long-range missiles without ever seeing what you have done.”
Wednesday night massacre at CDC: Resignations, walkout, and a showdown over vaccine policy
After the removal of Director Susan Monarez, top CDC officials resign and staff walk out as RFK Jr.’s HHS faces bipartisan alarm.
DRC to open bids for oil and gas drilling putting pristine forest and endangered...
Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) government opened another round of auctioning for 52 oil blocks, which threatens 64 percent of the country’s pristine forest.
When will MAGA Trump’s reckless war against America cause an equal, GOP-demolishing backlash?
Trumpism has always been a bad faith magic trick but day by day becomes America’s indefensible bad joke.