Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tag: unions

America’s great strike waves have shaped the country. We can unleash...

Erik Loomis’ "A History of America in Ten Strikes" is a powerful reminder of the need for worker militancy.

Unionized judges and public defenders demand due process for immigrants

Long-lasting change, especially under the Trump administration, will require mass mobilization, publicity, workplace action, and an unwavering commitment to due process for all immigrants, regardless of past criminal backgrounds who also are entitled to due process.

Trump announces plan to cancel pay raises for civilian workers across...

"Congress can and must stand up to the President and reject this assault on our federal workers by passing the 1.9 percent pay raise that the Senate approved on August 1.”

How ‘Janus’ will boost income inequality in America

The U.S. Supreme Court has totally ignored that union warning with its Janus decision.

Billionaire wolves in workers’ clothing

Right-wing “foundations” across the country started spending the tens of millions they’d received from billionaires to bust unions.

Unions have been down before, history shows how they can come...

It’s not the first time this has happened in U.S. history.

High Court killing of closed-shop public employee contracts a needed wake-up...

It's time we stop whining and start organizing!

Over 90 percent of UPS Teamsters just voted to strike

It would be the largest strike the country has seen in decades.

Sanders and colleagues introduce Workplace Democracy Act to end corporate bullying...

The introduction of this act will strengthen the middle class by restoring workers' rights to bargain for better wages, benefits and working conditions.

Accusations brought against Betsy DeVos’ Education Department for failing to negotiate...

“Secretary Betsy DeVos and her management team are attempting to strip employees of their collective bargaining rights and kill the union.”

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GOP-led states risk leaving 10 million children hungry by rejecting $1.14 billion summer food...

Twelve Republican-led states face a January 1 deadline to join the Summer EBT program, a lifeline for millions of hungry kids, as advocates urge governors to act amid rising food insecurity and economic challenges.

More than 120 House Democrats urge Biden to ratify Equal Rights Amendment as deadline...

Lawmakers push President Joe Biden to finalize a constitutional ban on sex discrimination while Republicans invoke past deadlines to stall progress.

Trump’s Cabinet picks aren’t just unqualified and inexperienced—they’re morally bankrupt

While every president has a right to select their own Cabinet appointees, the Senate also has the Constitutional authority to decide whether each nominee is fit to serve.

6 fracking Billionaires and climate denial groups behind Trump’s cabinet

Trump’s nominees are backed by major players in the world of climate obstruction – from Project 2025 and Koch network fixtures to oil-soaked Christian nationalists.

Endo’s end around: How one of the nation’s largest opioid makers escaped a $7...

Endo “came with a strategy purposely intended to reduce payments to opioid victims."