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Nursing Home Industry Is Pushing Trump to Rescind Biden’s Safe Staffing Mandate
Rejecting the mandate would leave thousands of residents in homes too short-staffed to provide proper care.
After 86 Years, Disabled Workers Could Finally Receive Minimum Wage Protections
Biden’s Labor Department is moving to abolish “subminimum wage” rules, but the Trump administration may undo the win.
Amazon Workers in Over 30 Countries Take Coordinated Action on Black Friday
The “Make Amazon Pay” campaign includes strikes and protests on six continents, disrupting a major shopping weekend.
Charlotte Airport Workers Strike Ahead of Thanksgiving
The employees are demanding “an end to poverty wages and respect on the job during the holiday travel season.”
Food Service Workers Can’t Afford to Eat the Food They Serve
Food workers are over twice as likely to be food insecure than workers in other sectors of the economy.
10,000 Michigan Nurses to Join Teamsters After Largest Union Election in Years
The campaign was a response to staff cuts and unsafe practices after local hospitals were bought out by a conglomerate.
In Unexpected Move, Trump Taps Pro-Union Republican to Lead Labor Department
Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been one of the lone Republican supporters of the PRO Act and other pro-worker legislation.
Unionized Letter Carriers Organize for Better Than Meager 1.3 Percent Raise
One analysis found that postal workers had fallen farther behind inflation than any other job it analyzed.
Federal Labor Board Rules Against Anti-Union “Captive Audience” Meetings
Although the NLRB’s ruling is a step forward for workers, it could be undone by the incoming Trump administration.
Boeing Workers Ratify Contract With 43.65 Percent Wage Increase Over 4 Years
It also includes a ratification bonus, as well as improved retirement and health care benefits, and overtime rules.