Labor
New 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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Court win for another exploited worker class: Minor-league baseball players
May 19, 2022Players earn $3,000 over three months and then have to work six months for free.
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Building the Amazon Labor Union: An interview with co-founder Jordan Flowers
May 18, 2022Along with three of his co-workers, Jordan Flowers helped found The Congress of Essential Workers at Amazon’s JFK8 facility. Two years later, the power of their example is sweeping the entire U.S. labor movement.
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Carpenters campaign vs. wage theft yields big win in Illinois
May 17, 2022“Not only does wage theft hurt workers and their families, it also puts a strain on taxpayers when developers off-load the cost of labor and insurance onto the public.”
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Staten Island Amazon workers continue the struggle despite harassment
May 16, 2022Winning the union election, they note, is not the end of their struggle.
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