Tag: workers rights
Amazon workers in Alabama get new shot at union after NLRB...
This comes as Amazon workers worldwide from Bangladesh to Germany campaigned on Black Friday for fairer working conditions under the banner, “Make Amazon Pay.”
Wealthy Americans get paid leave. Shouldn’t the rest?
The fight to guarantee paid sick time and family leave faces an uphill battle, but advocates aren’t giving up.
Don’t believe corporate America’s ‘labor shortage’ bullshit. This is an unofficial...
What’s really happening is more accurately described as a living-wage shortage, a hazard pay shortage, a childcare shortage, a paid sick leave shortage, and a health care shortage.
Why America’s health care workers are escalating their fight for fair...
“People are sick and tired, and they’ve had enough, and they’re ready to stand up and fight back.”
10,000 striking John Deere workers demand ‘equitable’ pay & benefits as...
Thousands of workers are on strike at John Deere after the United Auto Workers failed to reach an agreement with the company to improve wages.
Why your Chipotle burrito costs more
Instead of complaining about a so-called “labor shortage,” Republicans ought to be complaining about the shortage of jobs paying a living wage.
Workers matter and government works: Eight lessons from the pandemic
Here are some lessons we’ve learned from it.
Fossil fuel companies got $8.2 billion in tax bailouts—then fired over...
BailoutWatch highlights four companies that got tax windfalls but still fired workers.
Envision or perish—why we must start imagining the world we want...
“Where there is no vision, the people perish.”
A Green New Deal for workers
"It puts forward the types of changes needed to give workers a fair deal in the United States."
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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.