Tag: labor
The federal program that can protect workers when foreign trade kills...
The importance of the program only continues to grow because of the war in Ukraine, foreign competitors’ efforts to subvert fair trade laws and other factors outside workers’ control.
New York Times Strike: From reporters to rabble-rousers
Workers at the “newspaper of record” stopped working to demand better pay and labor rights—but only for a day. What would happen if they actually flexed their power?
How a federal agency’s funding crisis imperils workers’ rights
Workers need a robustly funded and staffed NLRB now more than ever as employers invent new ways to subvert union drives and deny workers a voice on the job.
Why Raphael Warnock’s reelection could tip the balance for America’s economic...
“He’s there to work. He’s not there to make the backdoor deals. I wish we could have more senators like that.”
How union solidarity improves everyone’s health care
"People want to see us being treated well so they’re treated well. We were fighting for everyone.”
How workers and pro-union politicians team up for fair trade
"You’ve got to be really vigilant about it. You’ve got to pay attention all the time."
How the National Infrastructure Program boosts workers across the economy
The life-changing impact of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure program.
How solidarity helps workers through life’s struggles
Labor unions are also stepping up to help workers manage stress and the threats to mental health that they encounter on and off the job.
What the failure of Liz Truss’s economic agenda in the UK...
Britain’s rejection of Liz Truss’s trickle-down economics ought to serve as a warning to the United States, where midterm elections are about to commence.
How flood-ravaged Kentucky is getting major federal infrastructure help
Climate change rendered these communities and countless others across the country vulnerable to increasingly frequent and powerful storms.