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First Latina Immigrant Leader of National Union Hits Ground Running
UFW President Teresa Romero is pushing to allow immigrant farmworkers to permanently remain in the U.S.
Strikes Are the Only Way Out of Our Current Crisis
Unions put us into conversations with people whom most of the progressive movement isn’t talking to.
Trump’s New Proposal Cheats 8 Million Working People of Overtime Pay
Trump considers workers who make $35,000 a year to be highly paid executives who don’t deserve overtime.
McDonald’s Retreat on Fighting Wage Increases Shows the Tide Is Turning
McDonald’s will no longer lobby against local, state and federal efforts to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Kentucky Becomes 25th State to Protect Pregnant Employees at Work
Pregnant workers should now be able to ask for accommodations without fear of losing their jobs or being penalized.
Labor Sector Maintains Political Clout as 2020 Presidential Campaign Heats Up
But labor leaders are still treading into 2020 with caution.
Scapegoating Unions for the Postal Service’s Phony Crisis
Some attempted to divert attention from the real cause of post office financial losses by blaming worker rights.
Union Locals Build Support for the Green New Deal’s “Just Transition”
What would a just transition actually mean for fossil fuel workers, and what must proponents do to win labor’s support?
Wendy’s Owner Gives Big to Trump While Refusing Farmworkers’ Demands
Trump donor Nelson Peltz will not pay an extra penny per pound of tomatoes toward humane wages for tomato pickers.
Macy’s Workers Win Sick Days by Fighting Back Fashionably
When department-store workers fight, we do it fashionably.