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CA Organizers’ Proposal Would Tax Billionaires to Mitigate Medicaid Cut Harm
One of the largest health care worker unions is spearheading the push to get the proposal on the November 2026 ballot.
Anti-Union, Pro-Israel Billionaires Are Behind Tim Walberg and His Show Trials
Rep. Tim Walberg’s weaponization of antisemitism neatly fulfills his donors’ agenda against unions and public education.
22 States Are in Recession or Heading Toward One. The Shutdown Could Worsen It.
Moody’s Analytics looked at data predating the shutdown when the country's economic situation was already dismal.
Trump’s Dept. of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers
Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.
Dollar Store Workers’ Fight Shows How to Build Power Even Without a Union
Since the NLRB is not going to save dollar store workers, “we need to learn how to [organize] ourselves,” says a worker.
Goldman Sachs: Consumers Are Carrying Largest Burden From Trump Tariffs
Up to 55 percent of the cost is being shifted onto consumers, according to a new analysis from the Wall Street bank.
Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets
The next day, one million people joined a demonstration in Rome, which highlighted Italy’s complicity in the genocide.
23 Unions Plan to Strike Together If Kaiser Fails to Address Workplace Crises
Overworked and understaffed, over 45,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to strike.
Rutgers Unions Stand in Solidarity With Colleague Targeted by Turning Point
Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he has received death threats.
After Hyundai ICE Raid, Even South Korea’s Capitalists Question US Relations
Can the US and South Korea’s tenuous alliance survive Trump’s tariffs and ICE’s raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia?