“When unions are strong, our communities are strong,” writes Amanda Menas in Education Votes. “This is a long-held belief of former Vice President Joe Biden, who supports ‘laws that allow labor unions to flourish and fight for basic worker […]
“On Labor Day weekend,” writes Robert Reich in The Guardian UK, “eight weeks before one of the most consequential elections in American history, it’s useful to consider the inequalities of income and wealth that fueled Donald Trump’s victory […]
“Since the arrival of COVID-19 earlier this year, the need for unions has become more apparent than ever,” write Todd Vachon and Debra Coyle McFadden on NJ.com. “From the very start, essential workers in retail, warehouses, assembly lines […]
“Only a handful of unreconstructed reactionaries harbor the ugly thought of breaking unions,” Eisenhower told labor leaders [in 1952], writes Steven Greenhouse in The New York Times. “Only a fool would try to deprive working men and women of […]
President Trump has reversed multiple labor gains that President Obama put in place. […]
SAG-AFTRA members have voted overwhelmingly – 87.68% to 12.32% – to ratify a new TV animation contract covering network, basic cable and streaming shows. Animation, and the voice-over work provided by actors, is one of the […]
After agreeing to terms with ICM and UTA, the union’s talks with the Endeavor-owned talent firm broke down on Tuesday. More than a year after thousands of Hollywood scribes cut ties with their agents amid a standoff between the […]
“By now I’m sure you’ve heard the bad news,” writes Kim Kelly in Teen Vogue, “The United States Postal Service is in trouble, and the current president is doing his damnedest to destroy it. Despite the agency’s overwhelming popularity and the […]
… in keeping with his reputation for political moderation, Biden’s labor law agenda is centered around his support for a law already supported by most Democrats that would provide incremental, yet very significant, improvements […]
“As strikes go, there weren’t a large number of workers involved in the most consequential work stoppages of the past week,” writes Laura Clawson in The Daily Koz. “And professional athletes are often framed as something other than […]
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