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Florida Blocks Passage of Statewide Heat Standards for Outdoor Workers
The decision comes after Florida experienced its hottest summer on record.
Georgia GOP-Passed Bill Removes Employer Right to Recognize Unions Right Away
As of 2022, only 5.4 percent of workers in Georgia were represented by a union.
Sanders, Democrats Introduce Bill to Guarantee Workers Paid Time Off
The US is the only wealthy country in the world that doesn’t guarantee time off for workers.
Mass Layoffs Are Fueling the Growth of Far Right Authoritarianism
To stop the momentum of the far right, we need to confront mass layoff capitalism, says labor expert Les Leopold.
These Companies Pay Their Executives More Than They Pay in Taxes
Tesla, Ford, Netflix and T-Mobile are among scores of U.S. firms that pay their top execs more than they pay the IRS.
State Lawmakers Are Quietly Rolling Back Child Labor Protections
In January alone, eight states introduced or took new action on rolling back child labor protections.
Rent Increases Are Driving Inflation — and Pessimism About Economy Under Biden
Democrats say the economy is great, but millions of tenants are struggling to pay historic rent increases.
Indigenous Farmworkers Forge New Fronts for Labor Struggle in Washington State
A farmworkers union is building local and global solidarity as it fights back against big growers in Washington state.
Care Must Be a Collective Practice of Survival, Not a Site of Profit Extraction
“I think it is imperative upon all of us to push back on the system of profit from care,” says Premilla Nadasen.
How Solidarity With Palestine Helped Boost Starbucks Workers United
There are important lessons for working-class internationalism embedded in the Starbucks organizing experience.