Month: August 2020

“He promised to be ‘the voice’ of American workers,” writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich in The American Prospect. “He hasn’t. His administration has stripped workers of their rights, repealed overtime protections, rolled back workplace safety rules, and turned a blind eye to employers who steal

“Last [week] the superior court of California handed down a landmark judgment that looks like taking the wind out of the sails of at least some parts of the ‘gig economy,’” writes John Naughton in The Guardian. “The case was brought

Union leaders hailed the decision as a victory for local school governance and the health of students. FEA President Fedrick Ingram said school districts, parents, and the 150,000 members of his union can now plan for a safe school

The Trump administration is pushing dramatic changes to the American retirement system that will benefit Wall Street but push average citizens into plans that are riskier, less profitable, and loaded with high and hidden fees. In the past

“As Postmaster General Louis DeJoy slows down mail delivery to help Donald Trump accomplish his goal of undermining mail-in voting,” writes Laura Clawson in The Daily Kos, “and continues the decades-long Republican war on the US Postal