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Starbucks Union Files Complaint Saying Company Is Cutting Hours to Union Bust
Workers have had between two and 15 hours cut from their weekly schedules, according to a union survey.
Billionaires Have Gotten $1.7 Trillion Richer Over the Pandemic, Report Finds
Analysis from Americans for Tax Fairness shows billionaires are 57 percent richer now than they were in March 2020.
Texas Organizers Win Partial Victory to Defend Public Transit From Privatization
Local governments are trying to replace public transit under the guise of “microtransit.”
Our Best Weapon Against Soaring Gas Prices Is Dramatic Climate Action
To confront the climate crisis, we have to break capitalism's rules.
Three More Starbucks Stores in Buffalo Area Vote to Form Union
All three stores that had their ballots counted on Wednesday voted in favor of the union.
Starbucks’s Multimillion-Dollar Anti-Union Effort May Have Backfired
Successful Starbucks unions inspired more baristas to self-organize despite the company’s intimidation tactics.
House Lawmakers Say Amazon May Have Illegally Impeded Antitrust Investigation
Company executives lied in their testimonies on internal policies, the lawmakers said.
Warren Says Democrats Are Working on a Bill to Tax Big Oil’s Windfall Profits
The bill could discourage oil companies from jacking up gas prices to pad their profits.
Ocasio-Cortez Digs Into Private Equity for Buying Houses and Jacking Up Rents
Regular homebuyers are “competing against the largest private equity firm in the world to purchase a home,” she said.
GOP’s Tax Plan Would Raise Taxes by Over $1,000 Annually for Poorest Americans
A new report found that GOP Sen. Rick Scott's tax plan would disproportionately tax the poor.