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Economy & Labor
Spain Passes “Solidarity” Wealth Tax on Top 0.1 Percent
Spanish taxpayers who own more than $2.9 million in assets will be subject to the new measure.
Free Stores Offer an Alternative to the Exploitative Capitalist Economy
A coordinated network of free store hubs could begin to act as a building block for moving beyond capitalism.
GEICO Is Trying to Crush Workers’ Attempts to Form an Independent Union
GEICO United is attempting to organize 2,600 employees of the insurance giant in Buffalo, New York.
Corporations Are Spending a Ton to Stop Low-Wage Workers From Unionizing
Multibillion-dollar companies are spending thousands a day to defeat attempts by their low-paid workers to organize.
San Francisco Airport Workers End Strike After Pay Victory
The three-day strike resulted in a tentative deal including raises and improved health care benefits.
Activists Condemn GOP States’ “Sham” Lawsuit Over Student Debt Forgiveness
Six Republican-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday attempting to halt Biden's student debt forgiveness plan.
Newsom Reverses Course and Signs Farmworker Union Bill After Grassroots Pressure
The California governor has signed a law that makes it easier for farmworkers to participate in union elections.
Kaiser Permanente Therapists Keep Striking, Citing Dangerous Delays for Patients
Clinicians say patients routinely wait months between appointments, and therapists are given unmanageable workloads.
Staffers for Andy Levin Unanimously Vote to Form First-Ever Congressional Union
The union celebrated the “landslide” victory as two more congressional offices cast their ballots this week.
Los Angeles Teachers Are Burned Out and Priced Out of Living in Their City
The local teachers union lists unaffordable housing, large class sizes and over-testing as contributing stressors.