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Sanders Pushes Workers to Organize as Advocates Celebrate “Year of the Worker”
“There are a lot more of us than there are of them. Now is the time to organize,” Sanders wrote.
Delta Cuts Paid Sick Leave for Workers With COVID After Lobbying for CDC Change
Delta's policy change vindicated warnings that corporate America would readily exploit the CDC's less strict guidelines.
Flight Attendant Union Criticizes CDC for Decision “Pushed by Corporate America”
The agency has come under fire for its decision to halve the quarantine period for COVID-19 from 10 to five days.
Elon Musk Brags About Owing Small Fraction of His $280B in Taxes
The bill was incurred by transactions made over the past months in which he’s sold about $16 billion in stock so far.
States Are Hoarding $5.2 Billion in Welfare Funds While Denying More People Aid
A 1996 welfare reform law gave states the freedom to stockpile federal funding for aid to the poor, year after year.
How Can Workers in “The Great Resignation” Harness Leverage Long-Term?
Wage gains could be short-lived unless accompanied by legislation addressing structural inequalities, experts warn.
Businesses Have Manufactured Inflation Fear to Protect Profits Amid Rising Wages
Workers don’t set prices, bosses do. And they do so on the basis of maintaining the greatest possible profit margins.
Warrior Met Coal Miners Are Spending Christmas 2021 on Strike
The current impasse in negotiations, miners report, is over what happens when the strike, which began in April, ends.
Apple Workers Held Christmas Eve Walkout for Their Safety Amid Holiday Shopping
A group of Apple employees are also calling on customers to not shop in the tech giant's retail or online stores.
Retail Workers Are Organizing for Safety and Dignified Pay Amid Holiday Rush
Confronted with understaffing, maskless customers and ruthless bosses, retail workers are organizing and speaking out.