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Economy & Labor
Striking Alabama Miners Push Back on Contract Settlement
The contract offers certain concessions, but does not address the central demands workers say they require.
Median Worker Makes $3,250 Less Per Year Than in 1979 Due to Decline in Unions
Unionization has declined by nearly half since the 1980s as corporations have become bolder in union-busting efforts.
Four Unions at Rutgers University Reach Historic Deal to End Layoffs
After a year of austerity, faculty and staff at Rutgers University have voted for an agreement to protect jobs.
Jayapal Leads Proposal for Constitutional Amendment to End Corporate Personhood
50 Democratic congressmembers joined Jayapal in introducing an amendment to “put power back into the hands of people.”
New Yorkers Previously Excluded From COVID Payments Win $2.1 Billion Relief Fund
The fund provides $2.1 billion in relief for those who have been excluded from the federal stimulus packages.
Work Isn’t Fulfilling Because Capitalism Is a Death March
We live in a system that conditions us to celebrate each other for sacrificing ourselves to work.
Biden and the Democrats Are Getting Serious About Raising Corporate Taxes
Democrats want to raise taxes on multinational corporations to help fund Biden's infrastructure plan.
Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Employees, Labor Board Finds
The employees were outspoken about the company’s climate impacts and poor labor conditions during the pandemic.
Bessemer Workers Subsidize Amazon Through Local Tax. A Union Could Challenge It.
Alabama enticed Amazon to build the Bessemer facility by offering a subsidy financed by an income tax on residents.
Not Far From Bessemer, Over a Thousand Alabama Coal Miners Are on Strike
1,100 miners in Brookwood, Alabama, are on strike for a better contract and an end to unfair labor practices.