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Biden Vetoes GOP Bill to Nix Student Debt Relief
Debt advocates say the bill would have forced borrowers to pay retroactive payments on their student debt.
Fights for Climate, Labor and Indigenous Rights Converge at Auto Supply Chains
The electric vehicle supply chains are neither green nor just -- but they are crucial organizing spaces, activists say.
Teamsters Kick Off Strike Authorization Vote for Nearly 350,000 UPS Workers
As UPS drivers and organizers, we want workers everywhere to see that building a union opens the door to a better world.
End of Student Loan Freeze Will Be a “Massive Disaster,” Warns Consumer Advocate
New research shows that more than 1 in 13 borrowers are already behind on payments other than student debt.
Supreme Court Weakened Legal Protections for Striking. Only Jackson Dissented.
Unions still have the right to strike, but eight Supreme Court members erected barriers to that fundamental right.
Journalists at US’s Largest Newspaper Company Walk Out Against Corporate Greed
They say CEO Mike Reed has overseen the gutting of local newsrooms while collecting a multimillion-dollar salary.
Sanders Denounces Morality of System Where 3 Are Richer Than 165 Million People
The senator argued that the oligarchy wins when they divide up the working class and those living in poverty.
SCOTUS Has Dealt a New Blow to Unions — But the Right to Strike Still Stands
The Supreme Court's recent anti-labor ruling in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters is not as far-reaching as workers feared.
Amazon Fires Alabama Union Leader Who Helped Spark a National Wave of Organizing
"We will fight this, I will not be silenced, we will not be stopped," said Bessemer union organizer Jennifer Bates.
Economy Gains 339,000 Jobs in May Though Unemployment Rises to 3.7 Percent
If the goal of the Fed’s interest rate policy was to weaken the labor market, they seem to have gotten their wish.
Why Is the Fed Seeking Advice From the Architect of Past Financial Meltdowns?
Fed Chair Jerome Powell has been looking to disaster-prone ex-Treasury head Larry Summers for insight, emails reveal.
Debt Limit Deal Prohibits Biden From Extending Student Loan Payment Pause Again
The bill would implement a sweeping change for student debt at a time of great uncertainty for borrowers.
74 Percent of Voters Support Raising Federal Minimum Wage to $20 an Hour
The federal minimum wage hasn’t been raised in 14 years, a record-long stretch.