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Facing Rising Caseloads and Stagnant Pay, Hundreds of NYC Legal Workers Strike
The workers say their pay and workloads keep them from providing the best possible representation for their clients.
AFL-CIO Report Finds That CEOs Made 285 Times More Than Their Workers Last Year
The CEOs in the report can also avoid paying an extra $738 million in income taxes thanks to Trump's budget legislation.
Trump Labor Department Plans to Gut More Than 60 Workplace Regulations
The administration is planning to overhaul dozens of rules that protect workers from exploitation and wage theft.
“We’re Done Working for Crumbs”: Indiana Kroger Workers Reject Second Contract
The offer didn’t meet workers’ needs — nor their expectations, which have been raised through member organizing.
Underpaid, Overworked Medical Residents Who Keep Hospitals Afloat Want a Union
Unionization will lead to better and safer patient outcomes, says one medical resident.
Sanders Introduces “Pensions for All Act” to Ensure Workers Can Retire
Only 9 percent of Americans have pensions today, compared to 44 percent in 1975.
18 States Now Have Laws Blocking Cities From Enacting Paid Leave Standards
Nearly 73 million workers fall under such laws, according to a new report.
Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread Nationwide
As work stoppages spread, the Teamsters’ president says a waste disposal company is at “war” with sanitation workers.
Philadelphia Union Ends Largest Municipal Workers’ Strike in Decades
“I really think that the union won the public relations battle over the past week,” says labor historian Francis Ryan.
US’s Largest Labor Union Votes to Cut All Ties to the Anti-Defamation League
The ADL leveraged spurious antisemitism claims to demand that schools bring it in to set policy and provide programming.