Tag: labor

“Fear is a great motivator. That’s exactly how they operate.”

The expiration of TAA has been detrimental for workers.

Everyone’s concerned about inflation these days. But politicians are blaming government benefits instead of rising inequality and corporate profits.

Workers at two stores among the hundreds of Trader Joe’s locations nationwide are hoping to join a newly formed independent union.

Besides fighting for better wages and working conditions, unions confront favoritism and discrimination when no one else will.

A contentious contract negotiation between teachers and a district in the Washington D.C. suburbs could foretell whether a transformative strategy for school improvement can dislodge entrenched leadership practices.

“Everyone wins when we’re safer.”

“Companies make any kind of excuse to raise prices on everything."

The fact that a handful of companies produce the majority of our food means that small disruptions will have big impacts. This time the impacts are borne by American babies.

The Poor People’s Campaign, ahead of its June 18 gathering, is calling out the false pro-corporate rhetoric on poverty, wages, and inflation.