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Economy & Labor
Massachusetts Teachers Are Making Waves and Winning Demands With Illegal Strikes
Public school workers can't legally strike in Massachusetts, but that hasn't stopped these teachers.
Uber, Lyft and DoorDash Workers May Gain Employee Benefits Under New Labor Rule
The new rule could ease the precarity of gig workers’ labor conditions, but companies have vowed to oppose it.
In 41 States, Richest 1 Percent Pay Lowest Tax Rate of Any Group
In 34 states, the families with the lowest incomes pay the highest tax rate of any other group.
Workers at Boeing Subcontractor Told to Falsify Records, New Investigation Finds
“Employees had tried to warn corporate officials about serious safety problems,” says David Sirota of The Lever.
California Faculty Association Escalates Strike Actions Ahead of Contract Battle
Demands include paid family leave, gender-inclusive restrooms, rules for expanding workloads and campus police reforms.
Senate Democrats Warn Auto Makers to Not Interfere With Sweeping UAW Union Drive
The lawmakers raised concern that some automakers have already engaged in illegal anti-union moves.
US’s Wealthiest Collectively Held $8.5 Trillion in Untaxed Assets in 2022
“This is why we need a billionaire income tax,” Americans for Tax Fairness said.
We Must Reckon With the Most Dangerous System of Extinction Humans Ever Created
Capitalism, especially U.S. militarized capitalism, is a structural extinction force we need to confront foremost.
28 Million People in the US Experienced Food Scarcity This Fall
“A full 10 million older Americans worry about having enough food, which is unacceptable,” said one advocate.
Federal Judge Orders Starbucks Rehire Wrongfully Terminated Union Leader
The judge also ordered the company to stop threatening, interrogating or surveilling employees.