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Sanders Bill to Raise Teacher Pay Could Be Funded by Taxing Rich Estates
The senator will soon introduce legislation to set the minimum annual salary for U.S. public school teachers at $60,000.
Tesla Workers in Buffalo Are Unionizing, With Help From Starbucks Unionists
If the workers are successful, they will form the company’s first-ever union.
Big Tech Aims to Punish Workers and Drive Down Wages With Wave of Layoffs
Over 85,000 tech workers have been laid off since the beginning of 2023, demonstrating the urgency of worker organizing.
Hyundai’s Suppliers Employ Child Labor, Democrats Call on Biden to Crack Down
Hyundai has failed to cut ties with Alabama suppliers who systematically recruited child laborers from Central America.
Critics Slam Business-Backed Bill to Expand Child Labor in Iowa
It would allow kids as young as 14 to work in jobs like mining, logging and animal slaughtering.
Warren, Sanders Slam Restaurant Lobby For Making Workers Fund Anti-Worker Battle
A report recently revealed the industry is forcing workers to pay for classes that fund lobbying efforts against them.
Employers Are Charged With Breaking Federal Labor Law in 4 in 10 Union Elections
Labor advocates say employers’ willingness to break laws in union campaigns suggests labor laws must be strengthened.
Health Care Workers Stage Largest NHS Strike in UK’s History
Years of low pay have driven many out of the profession, contributing to long waits for care and harming patient safety.
$340 Million Anti-Labor Consulting Industry Is Behind Contemporary Union-Busting
Union-busting firms are teaching corporations to cynically co-opt progressive rhetoric as they crush worker organizing.
Consequences of Brexit Are Surfacing as UK Faces Severe Labor Shortages
Unharvested crops are rotting in the U.K. amid a post-Brexit labor shortfall of 330,000 workers.