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Protests and Strikes Spread in France Amid Economic Crisis and Climate Inaction
A transportation strike has been called for Tuesday, while trade unions have also called for a general strike next week.
Activists Across the Country Are Making the Right to Housing a Reality
Activists are notching wins against landlords and banks profiting off of what should be a human right.
Apple Workers in Oklahoma City Vote to Unionize Second US Store
The victory follows a win from Apple workers in Maryland, who formed the company's first-ever union earlier this year.
Railroad Workers Reject Deal: “Our Demands Have Not Been Met”
The union is delaying any potential strike until November 19 at the earliest.
A Wealth Tax on the 0.25 Percent Could Fund Biden’s Entire Student Debt Plan
A modest 2 percent wealth tax on households with over $30 million in wealth could have raised over $400 billion in 2022.
Manchin Helped to Impoverish 4 Million Children When He Killed Child Tax Credit
Working people don't stand a chance in a nation that despises the poor and caters to those with power.
Apple Is Withholding New Benefits From Its Only Unionized Store
The move comes just as a store in Oklahoma City is slated to vote on unionizing this week.
Lowe’s Workers in New Orleans Petition to Form Company’s First-Ever Union
If successful, workers for the home improvement store would be the first of the company’s 1,723 stores to form a union.
Starbucks Kept List of Pro-Union Employees to Punish, Ex-Manager Says
Managers at the company would comb over employees’ records for nonunion-related infractions, he testified.
Workers Make $1.3 Million More Through Their Careers When They’re in a Union
This is more than the lifetime salary premium that typically comes with a college degree, researchers found.