Tag: labor
How to hold corporations accountable
It’s time to demand that the economic system work for all of us.
Eight holiday gifts American workers need
Here are eight gifts that would convert workers’ blue, blue, blue, blue Christmases to white.
Trump takes on General Motors (and guess who wins?)
If Trump were serious about his aims, he’d try to reduce the chokehold of Wall Street investors on American corporations while strengthening the hand of American labor unions.
Labor’s challenge to the new Democrats in Congress
Far too many so-called representatives of the people forget the working men and women who volunteered their valuable time to canvass and call and convince for them.
Disneyland Resort raises minimum wage to $15 for thousands of more...
The resort, located in Anaheim, California, and hotel cast members from United Here! Local 11 "ratified a five-year term" increasing the minimum wage to $15 effective January 2019.
Why labor is holding its applause for Michigan’s latest ‘workers’ rights’...
Even as they passed the measures, lawmakers made it clear that they did so not to enshrine them in law, but to create an opportunity to water them down later.
Who wants to join a union? A growing number of Americans
Unions and these new forms of advocacy can’t get workers the voice they expect on their jobs until U.S. labor laws become stronger.
Trump betrays workers – again and again and again
Despite all the posturing, this is an administration and Congress beholden to deep-pocket donors and entrenched corporate interests, that is acting relentlessly and systematically to undermine working people.
Exposed: Undercover reporter at Amazon warehouse found abusive conditions & no...
Journalist James Bloodworth spent a month working undercover as a “picker” in an Amazon order fulfillment center and unveils abusive conditions.
New report outlines Trump’s actual work agenda: ‘Drop dead’
"Trump has betrayed America's workforce, sacrificing lives at the altar of industry profits."
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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.
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.
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.
FBI is making an enemies list—and most corporate media didn’t even check it once
The counter-revolution will not be televised.
How lab-grown meat could bring an end to needless animal cruelty
Lab-grown meat is a sustainable and ethical alternative to traditional meat. It offers the same taste and texture while reducing animal suffering, environmental impact, and health risks.