Monday, February 9, 2026

Tag: worker compensation

Starbucks faces NLRB action over union-linked store closures

Making workers whole for work missed," NLRB demands Starbucks reopen closed stores.

Toyota ignites wage hike wave in wake of UAW’s labor deal...

In a strategic move mirroring the UAW's historic victories, Toyota embraces a wage hike for its U.S. workforce, spotlighting the broader impact of union momentum in the auto industry.

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Thousands protest Olympics’ social and environmental harms as ICE presence sparks unrest in Milan

Demonstrators denounce public spending, ecological damage, police repression, Israel’s participation, and the deployment of US immigration agents during the Milano-Cortina Winter Games.

$380 million in funding cuts to one of the most successful public education programs

“Every day, there’s yet another abuse.” The wanton attack on public schools is one of America’s biggest tragedies.

EPA reapproves drift-prone pesticide dicamba

This decision will allow farmers in 34 states to use the herbicide on dicamba-tolerant soybeans and cotton, following a 2024 court ruling that had previously vacated its use.

DHS warehouse jail plan signals historic expansion of immigration detention

Documents and reporting reveal a sweeping plan to convert warehouses and deploy military contracting to rapidly expand immigration jails across the United States.

The digital media oligarchy: Who owns online news? 

Even Bagdikian’s later editions, written at the dawn of the internet, could not fully anticipate how profoundly digital technology would reconfigure the media oligarchy.