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Philadelphia Home Depot Workers File to Form Company’s First Ever Retail Union
Workers have filed a petition to cover 274 employees at what will likely be the company’s first-ever store union.
More Than 1,000 Teamsters Rally Outside Amazon’s Seattle Headquarters
Teamsters Union members were denouncing the tech titan's “union-busting tactics and dangerous labor practices.”
Renowned Economists Urge “Emergency” Corporate Taxes to Avert Global Recession
A new report says it's crucial to tax “the multinationals and the super-rich,” who have benefited from recent crises.
The Poor Are Being Doubly Hit by Inflation and Policies to Combat Inflation
Global food insecurity has doubled since early 2020 amid high inflation, and the Fed is driving up housing costs.
More US Employers Are Trapping Workers in a New Form of Indentured Servitude
Bosses in more industries are preventing workers from quitting by charging them for training costs if they leave.
Starbucks Reportedly Plans to Deny Union Workers New Paid Leave Benefits
An internal memo states specifically that the company will attempt to exclude unionized workers from an improved policy.
Fall of “Roe” Caused Unemployment for Some Clinic Workers, Overwork for Others
Abortion clinic workers say they are facing a multifaceted labor crisis precipitated by the abortion access crisis.
Minor League Baseball Players Are Unionized for the First Time in History
Minor league players currently only make an average of about $12,000 per season, which is close to the poverty line.
For Decades, Rail Executives Have Raked in Record Profits at Workers’ Expense
The railway crisis was “30 years in the making,” said an organizer for Railroad Workers United.
Biden’s Actions Are a Start, But the US Is Still Sacrificing Poor People
It’s time for us to fight for a comprehensive, intersectional, bottom-up approach to confront economic injustice.