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Nationwide Nabisco Strikes Demonstrate Growing Strength of the Labor Movement
The Nabisco strikes are part of an upward trend in labor confidence and a national upsurge in strike activity.
More Labor Unions Are Answering the Call for Solidarity With Palestine
This unprecedented and rapidly-expanding worker-based solidarity has the potential to help end Israeli apartheid.
In Win for Gig Workers, Judge Rules California’s Prop 22 Unconstitutional
Passed last November, Prop 22 let companies evade labor rights by classifying workers as independent contractors.
CEOs Got Bonuses While Workers Struggled During the Pandemic
CEOs at the largest publicly traded companies earned, on average, 351 times as much as the typical worker.
The NLRB Says Amazon Cheated in the Bessemer Union Election. What Happens Next?
The labor board’s recommendation for a rerun election is no guarantee against renewed anti-union activities by Amazon.
Striking Coal Miners Are Demanding $1.1 Billion From World’s Largest Asset Firm
Warrior Met coal miners are fighting to reverse concessions forced on them when BlackRock became the top shareholder.
Democrats Considering Inclusion of Union Member Tax Break in Reconciliation Bill
Labor groups have been pushing for a tax benefit that would allow workers to deduct union dues from their taxes.
Biden Promised a Workplace Safety Rule. Industry Got Him to Issue a Narrow One.
Biden's much-anticipated workplace safety rule excludes most workers — and some in the labor movement are not happy.
Amazon Pressured Alabama Workers to Vote Against Unionization, Labor Board Finds
Amazon took several actions that intimidated workers, including placing a ballot box within view of management offices.
Labor Unions Must Start Building Toward Bigger and Longer Strikes
If we want to encourage more high-profile strikes that can secure major gains, we have to build a national strike fund.