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Economy & Labor
Union Drive at Labcorp Is the Latest in a String of Health Care Organizing Wins
Organizers say corporate efforts to quash a union actually galvanized workers to overwhelmingly vote for one.
Alabama Mercedes Workers Lose First Union Election, Vow to Continue the Fight
“We’ve been trying this for 25 years,” one worker said. “We’ll try again next year and every year till we get it.”
Here’s How Workers Can Build Power Amid Corporate Co-optation of DEI Programs
Since 2020, there has been a notable rise in anti-union consultants rebranding themselves as DEI practitioners.
IRS Finds Trump Used Dubious Accounting Maneuver to Claim Improper Tax Breaks
Losing a yearslong audit battle over the claim could see the ex-president facing a tax bill of more than $100 million.
Corrupt Real Estate Firms Are Displacing Indigenous Mexicans in New Colonialism
Locals say the real estate industry is using organized crime, intimidation and even arson to clear the way for profits.
The Era of Lean Production Is Coming to an End. What Does That Mean for Workers?
Climate crisis and the COVID pandemic have revealed the cracks in global supply chains. What comes next?
General Strike Brings Argentina to a Halt Over Milei Austerity Program
The unions blasted President Javier Milei's attacks on labor rights, social security, public health and education.
No Contract, No Pirouettes — Ballet Dancers Are Organizing for Labor Rights
Dancers at Miami City Ballet will have a union election on May 14, having endured a concerted union-busting campaign.
US Company Fined $649K for Illegally Hiring Children to Clean Slaughterhouses
“For too long this industry has evaded basic legal oversight,” a legal scholar told Truthout.
Anti-UAW Media in Alabama Is Owned by GOP Consultant With Corporate Ties
Links between Yellowhammer’s ownership and Alabama’s anti-union forces shed light on what autoworkers are up against.