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![Senate Ron Wyden speaks with reporters after the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on August 7, 2022.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1205-ron-wyden-400x300.jpg)
Democrats Seek to End Major Billionaire Tax Avoidance Scheme in New Senate Bill
The bill takes aim at a practice known as “buy, borrow, die,” in which billionaires borrow extensively off their assets.
![Faculty at Cal-Poly Pomona strike on campus on December 4, 2023, in Pomona, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/12/2023_1205-cfa-strike-400x300.jpg)
California State University Faculty Strike for Better Pay, Parental Leave
The California Faculty Association is planning a series of one-day strikes across four campuses.
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Tired of Low Wages and Workplace Violence, Waffle House Workers Are Organizing
“We're sick and tired of making poverty wages, the constant threat of in-store violence, and mandatory meal deductions."
![UAW members attend a rally in support of the union's strike, at the UAW Local 551 hall on October 7, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1712273383-400x300.jpg)
UAW’s New Union Organizing Drive Is Largest in Modern US History
United Auto Workers aims to bring 150,000 employees at 13 nonunion auto companies into the union.
![A person draped in the Palestinian flag stands on a light post and raises a fist while others around them display signs reading "FREE PALESTINE" during an outdoor protest](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1129-palestine-labour-400x300.jpg)
The International Labor Movement Is Mobilizing for a Free Palestine
Global labor unions are responding to Palestinian workers’ calls for solidarity and demanding an immediate ceasefire.
![The Amazon Fulfillment Center off Smith Road is pictured in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on November 12, 2023.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1128-amazon-400x300.jpg)
Amazon Fined Just $7,000 Over Indiana Worker’s Death Caused by Unsafe Conditions
Amazon failed to ensure a workplace “free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death.”
![People stand outside of a restaurant to deliver an addressPeople pose for a photo around a sign that reads "WE ROLL BURRITOS TIGHT FOR EQUAL HUMAN RIGHTS" while standing on a city sidewalk](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/2023_1127-buffalo-starbucks3-400x300.jpg)
Unionization Wave Spurred by Starbucks Workers Is Spreading Across Buffalo
Workers at Elmwood Taco and Subs, an iconic local food shop, are continuing the wave of worker-led organizing.
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Government and Grassroots Unite Against Labor Violations
Workers, unions and grassroots movements are partnering with local governments to fight labor violations.
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A Wave of Progressive Reform Is Sweeping Through Big Unions. Is the UFCW Next?
For too long, the United Food and Commercial Workers union has been missing in action for its essential workers.
![Amazon workers hold up a banner that says "Amazon workers international"](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1799923815-400x300.jpg)
Workers Kick Off Black Friday With “Biggest Ever Global Strike Against Amazon”
For years, Amazon workers across the globe have been walking off the job on Black Friday to demand better treatment.