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Wendy’s Billionaire Owner Spurns Farmworkers While Profiting Off Pension Funds
Nelson Peltz spurns the Fair Food Program, which ensures better wages and working conditions for farmworkers.
ICE Raids Benefit Bosses by Creating Fear in Workers
Punishing employers won't help the workers, but repealing laws and policies that make raids possible will.
Red States Cut Worker Pay by $1.5 Billion
If you’re a minimum-wage worker in a conservative state, your state lawmakers may have cut your paycheck by over $4,000.
Teachers Fighting for Public Schools Were Key to the Uprising in Puerto Rico
Teachers laid the groundwork for the uprising against the dictatorial Fiscal Oversight and Management Board.
The Answer to Burn Out at Work Isn’t “Self-Care” — It’s Unionizing
Your best defense against burnout is joining together to build power collectively at your workplace.
Walmart Employees Organize for Gun Safety at Work
United for Respect is helping employees organize to change the company's gun policies in the wake of mass shootings.
How States Can Improve Care for Direct Care Workers
A new report offers recommendations for state policy makers looking to strengthen the backbone of the care economy.
Trump Reviewing Rule That Would Allow Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits
Such screenings would amount to demeaning and unconstitutional invasions of privacy.
Chicago Teachers Are Threatening to Strike Against New Mayor Lori Lightfoot
Union leaders say that contract talks have changed little since Rahm Emanuel’s departure.
Farmworkers Rise Up Against Trump and Labor Exploitation
Trump's Department of Labor is facilitating the increased exploitation of vulnerable agricultural laborers.