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Fetterman Files Bill to Repeal Law Barring Striking Workers From Food Stamps
The prohibition on SNAP means workers often have to choose between exercising their rights or putting food on the table.
UPS Workers Disproved Corporate Media’s Narrative That Strikes Are Harmful
It was UPS workers’ willingness to strike -- not corporate kindness -- that earned them a new tentative agreement.
Sanders, Nearly 180 Democrats Unveil Bill to Raise Minimum Wage to $17
“In the year 2023 a job should lift you out of poverty, not keep you in it,” Sanders said.
Ultrawealthy Reap Tax Breaks From Private Foundations With Little Public Benefit
Some have obtained millions in tax deductions and personally benefit from donated assets meant to serve the public.
Teamsters Announces “Historic” Agreement With UPS, Likely Averting Strike
The agreement would raise wages for UPS employees across the board and end a controversial two-tiered employee system.
AOC Joins SAG, WGA Picket: “How Many Private Jets Does David Zaslav Need?”
“Your fight right here is what’s going to bust this thing wide open,” Ocasio-Cortez said.
Fast Fashion Is Unsustainable. What Could a “Slow” Fashion Industry Look Like?
The fast fashion industry has created a culture of consumption that depends on the exploitation of people and the Earth.
Militant Black Unionism Offers Best Resistance to Growing White Nationalism
Organized Black labor combats the false barrier between racial and economic justice to achieve systemic change.
New SNAP Policy Will Force People Over 50 to Work to Retain Food Benefits
About 750,000 people are forced to work or lose food stamp benefits because of the new bipartisan compromise over SNAP.
200 Members of Congress Pledge to Not Intervene in UPS Workers’ Strike
The lawmakers have vowed not to support legislation to override workers’ rights as in last year’s rail worker dispute.