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How to Defend Workers Against Immigration Raids
As the Trump administration cracks down on undocumented immigrants, it’s urgent for worker centers and unions to organize to defend immigrant members. more
By Dan DiMaggio & Pioneer Valley Workers Center Staff
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Meet the Militant Taxi Drivers Union That Just Defeated Uber and Lyft
The New York Taxi Workers Alliance knows how to throw a punch. On August 14, the scrappy but militant 21,000 member union representing taxi and for-hire vehicle... more
By Chris Brooks
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Trump’s NLRB Is Back in Action After Its Ethics Scandal—And It’s Not Good for Workers
The Trump-dominated National Labor Relations Board has been mostly quiet this summer, largely as the result of an ethics scandal that has tainted some of... more
By Bruce Vail
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Voters Just Killed Right to Work in Missouri, Proving Labor Still Has Power Under Janus
After a string of victories across the country in recent years—including this summer’s Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court ruling—the... more
By Jeff Schuhrke
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DC Transit Wanted to Give Special Transport for White Supremacists. This Union Said Hell No.
The Washington, D.C. metro system ditched a potential plan to provide separate trains for white nationalists attending a “Unite the Right” rally... more
By Michael Arria
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Here’s How Tech Workers and Flight Attendants Are Resisting Immigrant Family Separation
The brutal and wildly unpopular Trump administration policy that separated thousands of children from their immigrant parents triggered widespread protests. It also provoked resistance from... more
By Chris Brooks
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180 South Korean Women Just Won a 12-Year Struggle to Fight Privatization and Get Their Jobs Back
After 12 years of campaigns and protests against unjust layoffs, 180 female attendants at South Korea’s premier train service are getting their jobs back. These... more
By Yi San
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Trump Appointees Are Pushing a Deregulation Plan That Could Dramatically Erode Consumer Protections
A year ago, high-cost payday loans that preyed upon at-risk borrowers looked to be under assault. In October 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized federal... more
By David Dayen
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California Says Starbucks Has to Stop Stealing Its Workers’ Wages
California’s Supreme Court has ruled against Starbucks in a wage theft case that could have vast implications throughout the state. The July 26 decision... more
By Michael Arria
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“You Can’t Eat GDP”: Workers Struggle as Trump and Corporate Media Tout Economic Growth
As President Donald Trump and corporate media outlets on Friday enthusiastically touted new GDP figures showing that the U.S. economy grew by 4.1 percent in... more
By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams
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Elon Musk and Rahm Emanuel’s New Transportation Scheme Is a Privatization Bonanza
In June, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration selected Elon Musk’s The Boring Company to build a non-stop express train... more
By Emma Tai and Stephanie Farmer
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On the Disturbing Return of Black Lung
The push to revive America’s coal industry has generated alarm because it is almost certain to worsen the climate crisis. But... more
By Sarah Lahm
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Beware the Janus Fix That Relies Too Much on Bosses
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Janus decision, a new approach to financing unions called “direct reimbursement” is... more
By Chris Brooks
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How European Workers Coordinated This Month’s Massive Amazon Strike—And What Comes Next
As Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth topped $150 billion last week, making him the richest man in modern history, thousands of Amazon workers across... more
By Rebecca Burns
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As the Planet Warms, Can OSHA Protect Workers From Extreme Heat?
On July 17, more than 130 groups and individuals petitioned the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in an attempt to establish a nationwide workplace heat standard.... more
By Michael Arria
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“Why We Threw Mark Janus a Going Away Party—But Didn’t Invite Him”
The AFSCME vs. Janus Supreme Court decision is not just the work of its plaintiff, Mark Janus: It’s the product of a well-financed... more
By Sarah Lazare
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Defending Undocumented Nannies, House Cleaners and Caregivers in Trump’s America
“If you haven’t used the bathroom yet, now is a really good time to go,” shouts Stacy Kono as 50 people board... more
By Brooke Anderson
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Bernie Sanders on Labor’s Future and Why Democratic Socialists Keep Winning
An exclusive interview with Sen. Sanders on how labor can respond to Janus, the fight to move the Democratic Party left and the growing popularity of democratic socialism. more
By Miles Kampf-Lassin
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Labor’s Far-Right Problem: ICE and Border Patrol Unions Cheer Trump’s Immigration Crackdown
On June 21, Richard Trumka, president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), released a statement condemning the Trump administration&rsquo... more
By Sarah Lazare and Michael Arria
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