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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.
The Fight for a Green New Deal Can Start With Your Union Contract
Labor leaders can translate rank-and-file support for the Green New Deal through bargaining green union contracts.
Kentucky Miners Are Camped Out on Railroad Tracks Demanding Their Stolen Wages
The miners want their jobs back, if possible — but bottom line, they want their wages for the work they already did.