Tag: unions
Accusations brought against Betsy DeVos’ Education Department for failing to negotiate...
“Secretary Betsy DeVos and her management team are attempting to strip employees of their collective bargaining rights and kill the union.”
A New Bill of Rights for Workers: 10 demands the labor...
It is time for unions to return to demanding workers’ rights without apology.
America’s construction carnage
As unions decline, construction workers are dying at alarming rates.
Union-Made Miracle on the Hudson
From Captain Sully to the ferry crews, it's union-trained workers who saved the passengers on Flight 1549.
How Much Will the War On Unions Cost You This Labor...
We can’t change the past, but we can change the future. Unions are exploring new ways to reach nonunion workers. The Fight for $15 is gaining momentum.
The Precariat Trap: Why Organized Labor is More Important than Ever
A new word has been coined to explain the difficulties facing working people in our time, “precariat.”
BREAKING: The Biggest Legal Attack On Unions In Decades Is Dead
Justice Antonin Scalia died, and the anti-union litigants lost the fifth vote they needed to prevail.
Solidarity Pours in for Birmingham Teachers Striking to Defend Victimised Union...
One teacher joined the NUT the day before the strike so they could join the action. Another filled out their NUT membership form on the picket line.
How Not to Give Employees a Raise
One CEO wants to give his workers a raise, but in doing so, he would like to receive corporate subsidies. Wait, he actually wants us taxpayers to give money to rich corporations so they can pay their employees?
Ten Ways to Make the Economy Work for the Many, Not...
American workers need a union to bargain on their behalf. Low-wage workers in big-box retail stores and fast-food chains need a union even more. If we want average Americans to get a fair share of the gains from economic growth, they need to be able to unionize.
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House vote moves to undo Trump orders stripping union rights from federal workers
A bipartisan majority backed the Protect America’s Workforce Act to reverse what labor leaders call the “single-largest act of union busting in American history,” restoring collective bargaining protections for nearly 1 million federal employees.
Winter storm exposes Gaza shelter crisis as UN warns Palestinians left to freeze
As torrential rain floods tent encampments and an 8 month old baby dies of exposure, UN officials and aid groups say Israel’s continued blockade of shelter and supplies is deepening a humanitarian emergency despite ceasefire commitments.
FBI is making an enemies list—and most corporate media didn’t even check it once
The counter-revolution will not be televised.
We need to know how corporate Democrats made President Trump possible
Scrutinizing them now is vital not only for clarity about the past. It also makes possible a clear focus on ways to prevent further catastrophe.
Trump order targets state AI laws as critics cite Big Tech influence and federal...
A new executive order directs the Justice Department to sue states over “onerous and excessive” AI regulations and threatens funding cuts, drawing backlash from lawmakers, watchdogs, and governors who say it rewards major tech donors at the expense of public protections.