Labor
The meatpacking industry’s conspiracy to keep plants open during COVID-19
May 26, 2022Meatpacking executives used their clout with the USDA to influence health decisions made at the highest levels of the Trump administration.
Read moreWorkers at call centers serving Medicare stage two-day strike
May 25, 2022At $9.50 an hour they were told to pay $5,000 a year for their health benefits.
Read moreAFL-CIO’s President Shuler offers aid to Buffalo after racist shooting
May 24, 2022Offers families of the victims aid from organized labor
Read moreFirst Portland, Oregon, Starbucks votes are a blowout for the union
May 23, 2022In mail ballots counted May 17, workers at four Portland Starbucks stores voted to unionize with Workers United, two of them by unanimous vote: 2880 SE Powell Blvd. 14-2 555 SW Oak St. 5-0 2328 W...
Read moreNew contracts yield equal pay for equal work at soccer teams
May 20, 2022The victories in the contracts testify to the efforts of the medal-winning National Women’s Soccer team.
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