Friday, January 24, 2025

Tag: low-wage workers

Low-paid workers are unionizing. Corporations are spending a ton to stop...

A record number of workers are trying to form labor unions, a Center for Public Integrity analysis shows. Corporate America is alarmed.

Fight for $15: Tens of Thousands Rally as Labor, Civil Rights...

In the largest action to date to demand a $15-an-hour minimum wage, thousands of low-wage workers took to cities nationwide to fight for a living wage. The rally was a joining of Civil Rights and social justice movements forces.

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Private prisons poised to reap billions as Laken Riley Act passes Congress

Corporate interests dominate immigration policy under new legislation.

Trump attacks Bishop for plea of mercy, calling for LGBTQ+ and immigrant compassion in...

“In the name of our God, I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now.”

Trump rescinds Biden’s executive order on drug prices, halting efforts to lower costs

Trump reverses progress on drug affordability, halting Medicare and Medicaid cost-saving initiatives.

Should climate activists target fossil fuel subsidies?

It’s hard to imagine Sanders and Musk actually agreeing on much, but the message from Sanders got me wondering about another area of wild government overspending: fossil fuel subsidies.

States are doing a terrible job enforcing laws meant to protect farmed animals

Lack of law enforcement leads to needless suffering for sentient beings.