Labor
Global war on labor: Report says workers’ rights in freefall as right-wing power grows
June 2, 2025Leading the charge is the Trump administration, which is taking a “wrecking ball” to workers and their unions.
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Trump makes it easier for employers to discriminate, stifling equity and hurting economic growth
June 2, 2025The EEOC has been a persistent target of the Trump administration since his first term.
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Long-running Pittsburgh strike prompts health care for strikers bill
May 30, 2025The law would make cutting health care for striking or locked-out workers an unfair labor practice.
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Trump’s ‘big beautiful budget bill’ a disaster for Black workers
May 30, 2025The Republicans’ reconciliation bill will widen the racial wealth divide—all to make wealthy heirs richer.
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Illinois Democratic lawmakers back off the fight to save Chicago transit
May 30, 2025Despite their supermajority, they fail to come to the aid of the people of the nation’s third-largest city.
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