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Farmworker Unions and Advocacy Organizations Cheer EPA Ban on a Toxic Pesticide
It’s the first time in nearly 40 years that the EPA has exercised this emergency authority for a pesticide.
Dispatch From a Meatpacking Factory: “If We Unite as Workers, We Have the Power”
A poultry worker and union steward in Minnesota shares her thoughts on the fight to protect immigrant workers.
Mass Layoffs Follow $10 Billion in Profits at John Deere for 2023
The UAW, which represents more than 10,000 John Deere employees across the US, condemned the mass layoffs.
Delta Caved to Harassment Over Palestine Flag Pins, But Workers Are Fighting Ban
Delta Airlines banned all non-US flag pins after passengers harassed two employees for wearing Palestinian flag pins.
House Democrats Introduce Sweeping Bill to Protect Workers’ Rights and Safety
Among other measures, the bill would majorly increase the penalties employers must pay for violating workers' rights.
I Work for the US’s Largest Union. Why Would It Hold My Health Care Hostage?
The National Education Association has been using its employees’ health insurance as a bludgeon at the bargaining table.
Bangladesh Cracks Down on Student-Led Protests Over Jobs, Inequality, Corruption
At least 174 people have been killed after police and soldiers were granted “shoot-on-sight” orders.
Sanders Pushes Harris to Pursue an Agenda That Prioritizes the Working Class
Sanders specifically calls for a permanent expansion of the child tax credit and an increased federal minimum wage.
Largest Study on Guaranteed Basic Income Proves Transformative for Participants
Participants received $1,000 a month. They took better jobs, went back to school and started opening businesses.
Global IT Outage Grounds Flights, Disrupts Health Care and Banking
Reports of disruptions came in from around the world, including from the US, UK, India, Germany and the Netherlands.