Labor
Strike wave: Unity on the picket line and at ballot box
October 25, 2019Strike actions are unique moments. Workers draw more basic conclusions about the nature of capitalism in times like this.
Read moreTop AFL-CIO staffer says Johnson’s Brexit pact bad for U.K. and U.S. workers
October 21, 2019The corporate interests that funded the Brexit campaign, plus Johnson, want to follow Brexit with a NAFTA-like “free trade” pact between Britain and Trump.
Read moreDeath by overwork: Building trades union demands safety inspections at Tokyo Olympics
October 7, 2019A typical management response found in all workplaces and sectors: “Our internal investigation, which we performed, found we did nothing wrong.”
Read moreTeachers, Service Employees become first unions to back Trump impeachment probe
September 26, 2019Other unions are silent, so far. That’s part of a historical pattern: They were also silent on the Nixon and Clinton impeachments.
Read moreHouse panel passes PRO Act, pro-worker labor law rewrite
September 26, 2019The measure would restore many of the freedoms and protections workers gained under the original National Labor Relations Act of 1935.
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