Labor
Unions back attempt to block Trump’s return to spoils system
November 19, 2020If Trump were to ultimately succeed in pulling off an electoral coup and hold onto the presidency, this latest order would give him expanded power to purge anyone he saw as disloyal.
Read moreThousands protest Trump and DeJoy’s post office destruction
November 18, 2020Augmented by progressives, notably from the group Our Revolution, thousands of Postal Workers, other unionists, and their supporters turned out from coast to coast on Nov. 17 to campaign against Trump Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s resumed...
Read moreNurses’ survey: Hospitals still flunk in protecting nurses from coronavirus
November 16, 2020Nurses say hospitals putting profits before patients and staff.
Read moreJobless numbers stay high as Senate’s ruling Republicans do nothing
November 12, 2020The unemployment crisis continues as people run out of benefit lifelines.
Read moreBiden economic recovery plan emphasizes labor law reform
November 10, 2020AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka ranks it second only to the Heroes Act.
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