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Starbucks Kept List of Pro-Union Employees to Punish, Ex-Manager Says
Managers at the company would comb over employees’ records for nonunion-related infractions, he testified.
Wall Street Lobbyists Admit Big Banks Don’t Plan to Honor Their Climate Pledges
Big bank lobbyists have openly told regulators that Wall Street’s disingenuous climate pledges were made to be broken.
Workers Make $1.3 Million More Through Their Careers When They’re in a Union
This is more than the lifetime salary premium that typically comes with a college degree, researchers found.
Nevada GOP Candidate Vows to “Fix” Elections to Reinstate Trump as President
Jim Marchant pushed election-denial conspiracy theories after his own congressional election loss two years ago.
The Treasury Department Is Investigating DeSantis’s Migrant Transporting Stunt
The Treasury Department will audit Florida's spending to see if federal COVID relief money funded the political stunt.
California Amazon Workers File to Join Amazon Labor Union
The Moreno Valley Amazon warehouse workers are the first Amazon workers in California to seek to unionize.
Far Right Supreme Court Justices Reject Appeal of Man Condemned by Racist Jurors
Three of the jurors in Andre Thomas's murder trial expressed opposition to the idea of interracial marriages.
Palestinian Hunger Strikers Are Facing Harsh Retaliation Inside Israeli Prisons
Hunger strikers, including a prominent human rights attorney, demand an end to Israel’s system of arbitrary detention.
Abortion Bans Are a Top Issue for Democratic Voters This Midterm, Poll Shows
The poll showed 76 percent of all voters motivated by the issue plan to vote for candidates who support abortion access.
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy Faces Outrage Over New Postal Service Price Hikes
DeJoy told consumers to expect USPS prices to continue rising “at an uncomfortable rate” for the foreseeable future.