Wednesday, June 7, 2023

Tag: workers rights

How workers in the South are defying history

The company resisted them. History defied them. Geography worked against them.

How union workers are breaking new barriers

With public support for unions at record levels, activists expect still more workers to follow their example and unionize to build brighter futures.

How union members honor workers Memorial Day

April 28 is Workers Memorial Day in America and the Day of Mourning in Canada, a time to remember those killed, injured, or sickened at work.

WATCH: Sanders rips Schultz over ‘unforgivable’ efforts to crush worker organizing

"That union-busting campaign has been led by Howard Schultz."

Debunking ‘no one wants to work anymore’

Instead of saying “no one wants to work anymore,” we should be saying, “no one wants to be exploited anymore.”

Sanders, Democrats, and a lone Republican revive PRO Act to strengthen...

"With CEOs spending $340 million a year on union-busting tactics to intimidate and silence workers seeking to form unions, the deck has never been more stacked against workers speaking out."

US strike activity surged in 2022 as SCOTUS workers’ rights ruling...

"Workers will face potential liability for any damages the employer deems to be related to the work stoppage. This would greatly limit workers ability to strike and would be a gross misinterpretation of the NLRA."

Social Security benefits are not a gift, but a sacred contract...

“We put money into it. We deserve it back.”

Putting ‘profits over people’, Senate rejects paid sick leave for rail...

Forty-two Republicans—and serial Democratic obstructionist Joe Manchin of West Virginia—voted down Rep. Jamaal Bowman's (D-N.Y.) proposal to include seven paid sick days in the tentative contract.

On Black Friday, Amazon workers in 40+ countries strike and protest...

"We have to make Amazon pay all its workers a decent wage in dignified workplaces and for its environmental damage."

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When 3 men richer than 165 million people, Sanders says working class must ‘come...

Big-money special interests "want to divide us up," said the independent senator at a living wage rally in South Carolina, "and we are determined to bring working people together."

Trump’s repeat “birthright citizenship” babble: Dead wrong on the facts, the law and amendments

Trump’s latest scam again pushes the envelope to find new ways for this loser to lose again.

Could we actually end the CEO defense contractor gravy train?

FDR put the kibosh on military contractor windfalls during World War II. We could do the same.

Prayer helped me survive poverty, but I needed government help too

Our social safety net is flawed but vital. Let’s work together to protect it from political attacks.

‘Globally significant moment for ocean conservation’: Australia to phase out gill net fishing in...

“The removal of gillnets in net-free zones on the reef has already helped boost local fish populations. We want to see this happen right across the reef.”