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Goldman Sachs: Consumers Are Carrying Largest Burden From Trump Tariffs
Up to 55 percent of the cost is being shifted onto consumers, according to a new analysis from the Wall Street bank.
Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets
The next day, 1 million people joined a demonstration in Rome, which highlighted Italy’s complicity in the genocide.
23 Unions Plan to Strike Together If Kaiser Fails to Address Workplace Crises
Overworked and understaffed, over 45,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to strike.
Rutgers Unions Stand in Solidarity With Colleague Targeted by Turning Point
Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he has received death threats.
After Hyundai ICE Raid, Even South Korea’s Capitalists Question US Relations
Can the US and South Korea’s tenuous alliance survive Trump’s tariffs and ICE’s raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia?
Universal Child Care Is Popular. New Mexico Showed Us How We Can Win It.
A vibrant, grassroots, bottom-up movement was behind the victory, offering a template that other states can follow.
Workers’ Wages Continue to Be Garnished to Pay Off Medical Debt
This aggressive collection practice is widespread even in a state considered to have strong consumer protections.
Is Organized Labor at Risk Under Trump’s War on Anti-Capitalist “Terrorism”?
Trump’s national security directive could imperil unions if worker actions can be deemed a threat to the US.
Why I’m Leaving Academia After a Decade of Contingent Labor
Roughly 70 percent of faculty are contingent. This exploitative hustle is driving dedicated teachers out of academia.
We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza
Following a 24-hour general strike on September 22, the country is now gearing up for more national protests.