“A little-known federal agency has busted a small union in a big advance for the Trump administration’s unwavering assault on federal labor organizations,” writes Joe Davidson in The Washington Post. “A rare decision by the Federal […]
“Democracy is prevailing,” writes AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. “Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ victory in this free and fair election is a win for America’s labor movement. Everywhere in every way, working people are heroically and resiliently […]
On Wednesday, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka hosted a press call breaking down the labor movement’s role in this year’s election and discussed the path ahead for working people. “The resilience of unions is the story of 2020. […]
Helen Lachs Ginsburg, an economist and leading authority on full employment, or what has been called a job guarantee, died on October 8 in a hospital in Queens. She was 91. Her family said she had multiple health problems. […]
Following similar moves across Europe to battle a rising second wave of COVID-19 cases, England is heading into a month-long lockdown. Cinemas and all non-essential businesses across England are going to be ordered to close for a second […]
A woman who testified against disgraced and imprisoned Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein filed a lawsuit against him on Friday to seek damages for what she described as lasting injuries. Miriam Haley brought the lawsuit in Manhattan […]
As November’s general election enters its home stretch, Uber, DoorDash and other gig economy companies are bombarding TV airwaves, social media and even their own apps with ads and marketing materials promoting a ballot initiative […]
Even during the pre-pandemic years—when, according to Trump, he had “built the greatest economy in history”—manufacturing employment grew no more rapidly than during Barack Obama’s presidency, and still lagged 1.4 million […]
The COVID-19 second wave has hit Europe and cinemas across the continent are again shutting down. Italy, which in February became the first country in Europe to close cinemas due to the coronavirus pandemic, and which re-opened theaters […]
“The reality is this,” writes Laura Clawson in The Daily Kos: “The biggest thing we can do for worker power right now—concretely in one moment and to lay the groundwork for future improvement—is to defeat not just Donald Trump but […]
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