Tag: workers rights
How a first union contract provides workers a seat at the...
Right now, companies regularly obstruct organizing and bargaining because it’s so easy for them to get away with it.
How Washington state can protect workers at oil refineries
“Companies will come and go. Operating philosophies and safety philosophies will change. The only thing we have to hold onto are the regulations. That they’re strong and give us a voice are crucial.”
How federal law can protect all workers on sweltering summer days
“How in the world can you deny your workers an opportunity to get a drink of water?”
DeSantis anti-immigrant law sparks mass worker exodus in Florida
The new law places harsh restrictions on undocumented immigrants.
How Biden protected workers during the debt ceiling fight
The deal protects Social Security and other lifelines while raising the debt ceiling for two years and safeguarding the world economy.
Busting the ‘paid what you’re worth’ myth
It is distorting our politics, rigging our markets, and granting unprecedented power to a handful of people while millions of Americans struggle to get by.
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."
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Humanitarian Needs Grow as Nepal Recovers from Catastrophic Floods
1,367 people are confirmed dead and 5,132 remain missing, including 587 foreign nationals, two weeks after a glacial collapse triggered Nepal's floods.
Supreme Court blocks Missouri’s gerrymandered congressional map for second time
The order clears up dueling court fights just weeks before Missouri finalizes its November ballot.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Trump EPA proposes rule that would strip protection from most US streams and wetlands
Environmental groups say the rule would eliminate protection for most freshwater wetlands nationwide.