Infrastructure

House vote on historic Build Back Better and infrastructure bills draws near

November 4, 2021 By John Wojcik And Mark Gruenberg

As Dems manage to get family leave and lower prescription prices back into the human infrastructure measure, they face continued sniping from so-called “moderates.”

Labor respalda una reconstrucción Build Back Better ley

October 29, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

Los grupos elogiaron el proyecto de ley Build Back Better revisado, que se dirigirá a los enfrentamientos del Congreso la próxima semana, aunque Biden tuvo que talar algunos árboles.

Seeing the forest, and the trees: Labor backs trimmed Build Back Better

October 29, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

“No one got everything they wanted, including me,” Biden said. Corporate Democrats squeezed out many progressive measures, but the current plan will still revamp social policy—if it passes.

Poor People’s Campaign confronts lawmakers on eve of key votes

October 28, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

When it comes to the BBB plan, we've been hearing too much about the numbers and not enough about the people, Rev. Barber says.

Corporate greed a key factor in the pileup at the ports

October 14, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg And John Wojcik

AFL-CIO and Teamsters told Biden reps yesterday how union-busting laid the groundwork for the disaster of goods not reaching store shelves across the country.