Friday, July 11, 2025

Tag: workers rights

The perennial struggle of young workers

This May Day, celebrate the young workers in your life. And if you are a young worker, start organizing with your coworkers—you might be surprised at what you can build together.

United Steelworkers lead mobilization drive as American unions face growing vulnerability

The USW must navigate factionalism while championing labor rights amid rising anti-union pressures and global trade fragmentation.

Sick and unsafe: Trump attacks on workers’ rights is an attack...

This power shift hasn't just changed paychecks—it has fundamentally altered the physical and mental health landscape for millions of Americans.

Industry standards boards are delivering results for workers, employers, and their...

Industry standards boards represent a new participatory model that can improve the lives of workers, address problems faced by employers, and strengthen services in local communities.

What we can learn from Gen Z workers

Rather than blame young workers for bad attitudes, we need to understand why Gen Z prioritizes its well-being over company health—and learn from them.

CEO pay soars 1,085% since 1978, workers’ pay stagnates

This widening gap reflects a troubling trend in the U.S. economy, where wealth continues to concentrate at the top, leaving ordinary workers behind.

UAW slams John Deere for mass layoffs amid record profits and...

As John Deere moves forward with mass layoffs across its factories in Iowa and Illinois, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union has...

Greece mandates six-day working week amid controversy and protests

As Greece mandates a six-day working week to boost productivity, workers and unions decry the policy as a rollback of long-standing labor rights, sparking nationwide protests.

How solidarity triumphs over corporate greed

“Stay the course. Even if it sometimes doesn’t feel like it, you are winning.”

Republicans have plans for working people

But will you like them?

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Noem calls to eliminate FEMA after delaying Texas flood response by days

FEMA officials say Kristi Noem’s own approval policy caused life-threatening delays before she used them to justify dismantling the agency.

Millions of tons of invisible nanoplastics found polluting North Atlantic Ocean

New research finds an estimated 27 million tons of nanoplastics in the North Atlantic, raising concerns for marine ecosystems and human health.

Albanese sanctions: Marco Rubio now acting just like Putin, charging human rights officials

An explanation of why this verbiage is arrant nonsense.

Five facts that show the enormity of American inequality

Whatever wealth exists among America's poor should not be taken away because of some ignorant prejudice of the rich.

No ordinary solidarity—inside Chicago’s hunger strike for Gaza


For 18 days, six members of Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago led a hunger strike that helped re-center Gaza in the public discourse and pressure elected officials.