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Union Organizing at “Progressive” Companies Comes With Its Own Set of Challenges
Nonprofits and businesses with a progressive image often act as if their ideals don't apply to their own employees.
Progressives Tell Biden to Cancel All Student Debt as He Weighs $10k Plan
“End this silly nonsense of exploiting our children and grandchildren,” wrote Rashida Tlaib. “End student debt now.”
Republicans Say They’ll Go After Labor Movement If They Take Control of House
Likely sensing the power of the labor movement, the GOP has compiled a shortlist of labor officials to go after.
Sanders Calls for Rent Control, Castigates Corporate “Vultures” in Fiery Speech
At a labor rally in Boston, Sanders said a strong labor movement is the public’s best bet to fight corporate power.
Ithaca Starbucks Stores Are Union-Busting, But Workers Are Undeterred
Workers are leveraging Starbucks's labor practices to expose the hypocrisy inherent in the company's progressive image.
AL Coal Miners Must Pay $13 Million in Damages for Strike, Biden’s NLRB Rules
About 1,000 miners have been on strike against Warrior Met since April 2021, resisting brutal working conditions.
Medically Vulnerable Families Among Those Hit Hardest by Soaring Inflation
Inflation is particularly detrimental to the health of low-income patients.
Judge Orders Starbucks to Reinstate 7 Fired Pro-Union Workers in Memphis
The ruling is a major win for the union, which had rallied against the firing of the “Memphis Seven.”
Maine Nurses Vote to Keep Their Union Despite Right-Wing Push to Decertify It
In a landslide 1,108-to-387 vote, the nurses voted to remain unionized, affirming the results of their 2021 election.
Debt Activists Are Planning to Strike If Biden Doesn’t Extend Payment Pause
Fifty debtors over 50 years old are planning to hold a debt strike. Together, their loans are worth over $6 million.