Tag: workers rights
How unions are combating domestic violence
Dozens of unions in the United States and Canada with contract language providing domestic violence survivors with the resources crucial to breaking free of their abusers.
Organizers herald 100th win as Starbucks unionization wave continues
"Howard Schultz and Starbucks are getting creamed in union vote after union vote."
How young workers are unionizing Starbucks
Starbucks Workers United is racking up victorious union votes in one branch after another of the iconic American coffee chain. A young California-based worker-organizer explains why this organizing campaign is different.
If wage growth is driving inflation, why is workers’ share of...
Perhaps some economists can tell a story where rapid wage growth is driving inflation even as the wage share of income is falling, but I’m not that good an economist.
Amazon workers’ astounding win, and how corporate America is trying to...
Let’s hope it marks the beginning of a renewal of worker power in America.
Uber, Lyft, DoorDash panned for new lobby group to fight worker...
"There's nothing about working on an app, or having some flexibility in your work schedule that means people need to forfeit basic workers' rights."
How young workers are being exploited in the COVID-19 economy
As employers increasingly look to prey on adolescents, the teens will need more protection rather than less.
Tornados can kill. So can Amazon’s business model.
Will we continue to tolerate corporate executive ‘risk taking’ that puts only workers at real risk?
How the Build Back Better bill would save workers’ lives
Congress is poised to pass a bill that would help revitalize OSHA and provide the resources needed to protect workers in a growing economy.
Rethinking work—and life
People are rethinking where their story is going and how they can take it in a better direction.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
The worse the chaos that results, the sooner the eventual revulsion and turnaround
A too gullible population let itself be bamboozled.
Tlaib, ACLU, and advocates warn H.R. 9495 could empower Trump to silence nonprofits and...
Progressives and civil rights groups sound the alarm over legislation that could allow President-elect Trump to strip nonprofits of their tax-exempt status without evidence, threatening free speech and democracy.
JD Vance hints at Elon Musk’s role in targeting Social Security under Trump’s ‘efficiency’...
Republican vice-presidential nominee J.D. Vance reveals Elon Musk could lead a commission to cut federal spending, with Social Security and the Department of Defense as potential targets. The billionaire’s past decision-making raises concerns about the future of essential programs.
The ultimate corporate corruption: Trump appoints Musk to oversee US regulations
Examining the implications of Musk’s appointment to lead Trump’s new department of Government Efficiency and what It means for American democracy.