Labor
Unions launch ad campaign to promote public service and defeat Trump’s cuts
May 21, 2025The union is “calling a Code Blue on Medicaid, because lives are on the line.”
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From the picket line: IAM says no to corporate greed
May 21, 2025The 3,000 machinists refused to give in on weakened pensions, health care coverage, and wages that didn't keep up with inflation.
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Detroit-area nursing home workers strike over staffing shortages and bad conditions for residents
May 20, 2025These workers’ jobs are largely funded by Medicaid, and they say these public funds should be invested in safe staffing and fair pay, not diverted toward corporate profits.
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Appeals Court gives Trump green light to trash federal workers’ union contracts
May 20, 2025Lower-level judge had said Trump’s obvious aim was retaliation against unions that didn’t cooperate with his agenda.
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With labor under siege, Coalition of Black Trade Unionists to hold critical convention
May 19, 2025CBTU members are strategizing on how best to continue their historic role as a bridge between the labor and civil rights movements.
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