Labor
Study: Unionization cut poverty rates by more than two-thirds
August 23, 2021Results suggest that had union membership not declined dramatically since the 1970s, U.S. poverty rates would be significantly lower than they are now.
Read moreWorker tells senators why the PRO Act is a must
July 23, 2021One co-worker, she told Sen. Sherrod Brown, committed suicide during the company attacks on pro-union workers.
Read moreTrumka praises inclusion of PRO Act fines in key money bill
July 15, 2021Bernie Sanders calls the bill the most significant legislation put forward since the Great Depression.
Read moreHotel execs firing up to 39 percent of housekeepers even after full reopening
July 9, 2021Women, African Americans, and Latinas, will be the hardest hit in a scheme to raise profits and intensify the exploitation of the remaining workers, says the union, Unite Here.
Read moreOil workers’ strike spreads across Iran; unions appeal for international solidarity
July 9, 2021Oil bosses are skipping paychecks and trying to pit full-time workers against contract workers, but so far solidarity is holding strong.
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