Tag: labor
Google’s stock climbed after it fired 12,000 employees—but what did they...
The tech sector is laying off tens of thousands of workers, making it clear that economic growth is currently valued above all else.
Public libraries continue to thrive despite defunding and privatization attacks
Efforts by governments and cities across the nation to defund the public library indicate a misunderstanding of the essential role that libraries play.
The federal program that can protect workers when foreign trade kills...
The importance of the program only continues to grow because of the war in Ukraine, foreign competitors’ efforts to subvert fair trade laws and other factors outside workers’ control.
New York Times Strike: From reporters to rabble-rousers
Workers at the “newspaper of record” stopped working to demand better pay and labor rights—but only for a day. What would happen if they actually flexed their power?
How a federal agency’s funding crisis imperils workers’ rights
Workers need a robustly funded and staffed NLRB now more than ever as employers invent new ways to subvert union drives and deny workers a voice on the job.
Why Raphael Warnock’s reelection could tip the balance for America’s economic...
“He’s there to work. He’s not there to make the backdoor deals. I wish we could have more senators like that.”
How union solidarity improves everyone’s health care
"People want to see us being treated well so they’re treated well. We were fighting for everyone.”
How workers and pro-union politicians team up for fair trade
"You’ve got to be really vigilant about it. You’ve got to pay attention all the time."
How the National Infrastructure Program boosts workers across the economy
The life-changing impact of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure program.
How solidarity helps workers through life’s struggles
Labor unions are also stepping up to help workers manage stress and the threats to mental health that they encounter on and off the job.
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Thanks, MAGA, for exposing six corrosive myths that plague America—if we survive!
So kudos to today’s rightwing bellicosity for making clear the U.S. unilaterally wields deadly, rapacious power, whether sensible or stupid or gratuitous.
Trump administration threatens media licenses and treason charges over Iran war coverage
Critics warn FCC pressure on broadcasters and presidential threats of treason charges represent a dangerous escalation against press freedom during an active military conflict.
Neocon nightmare: Americans flee Iraq as US embassy is hit and oil ports are...
Now that the US is again involved in a major war in the region, Iraq tilts to Washington’s enemy, Iran.
Big oil knew it was wrecking Louisiana’s coast, records show
Now, parish lawsuits, including one in front of the Supreme Court, could make oil giants pay to restore the state’s vanishing marshes.
Million-dollar earners stop paying into Social Security for 2026
Recent polling indicates significant public support for reform, with approximately 71 percent of voters favoring a tax increase on wealthy Americans to guarantee the program's solvency.