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Behind Trump and DOGE’s Reckless Destruction Is a Determination to Crush Workers
The future of collective bargaining and labor rights in the United States is on the table.
Mexican Activists Are Building Digital Defenses Against Big Tech Colonialism
Communities are learning digital security and building autonomous servers to take control of their own data.
Warehouse Workers Who Ship NYC’s Luxury Fashion Brands Are Unionizing
Bergen Logisitcs workers are also fighting for the reinstatement of a colleague they allege was fired for organizing.
Want to Stop Trump’s Attacks on the NLRB? History Shows Strikes Are the Answer.
Workers’ legal rights are inherently precarious in a capitalist economy. Only periodic mass upheaval has renewed them.
Uber Threatens to Exit Colorado Over New Rideshare Safety Bill
One sponsor of the bill called Uber’s threat a “cynical and disheartening move by a multi-billion dollar company.”
Letter Carriers Union Slams Trump’s Reported Pick to Lead US Postal Service
The news heightens concerns that the administration is pushing the independent mail agency toward privatization.
As Trump Pushes Privatization of USPS, Amazon May Be Preparing to Take Over
A new CEO statement from Amazon suggests it could be angling to take over the US Postal Service.
CEO Pay Is Up 50 Percent Since 2019 Compared to 0.9 Percent for Workers
A new Oxfam analysis also warns that the global working class faces a new threat in the form of Trump's tariff regime.
Trump Quietly Took Away a Living Wage From Thousands of Federal Workers
Companies can now illegally pay federal contractors less than the current minimum wage and face no consequences.
Italy Shows How Amazon Can Be Forced to Bargain: Shut Down Its Distribution
Amazon is huge and powerful, but Italian workers have shown it can be forced to negotiate. Could US workers do the same?