workers rights
PRO Act, biggest labor law reform in decades, headed for House vote
March 5, 2021The bill would override right-to-work laws, make it easier to unionize, and penalize intimidation by bosses.
Read more‘Essential’ workers? Companies more interested in protecting profits than people
November 25, 2020"80 million votes sent a message that we’ve had enough of Wall Street running our economy.”
Read moreBefore election, Trump made it easier to misclassify workers as ‘independent contractors’
November 5, 202024 AGs, New York, Chicago, Philly, Pittsburgh try to stop Trump's expansion of “independent contractor” dodge.
Read moreTwo more NLRB rulings curb worker rights
August 4, 2020The two recent rulings are part of a continuing pattern by the Trump-named NLRB members, led by chairman John Ring, who made a name for himself as a right-wing GOP congressional aide drafting mean and nasty...
Read moreWhole Foods workers sue: Amazon fired us for supporting Black Lives Matter
July 24, 202014 workers are suing after being fired or driven off the job for wearing Black Lives Matter face masks and other apparel.
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