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Sanders Demands Fair Contract for Nearly 2,000 Nurses on Strike in New Jersey
Nurses went on strike earlier this month in protest of what they say are dangerous staffing levels.
Low-Wage Employers Spent $341.2 Billion on Stock Buybacks Since 2020
Firms spent billions to enrich investors and executives as workers could barely afford rent for a one-bedroom apartment.
19 States Cut Income Taxes to Benefit Wealthy — With Help of Dark Money Groups
According to the states’ own estimates, the revenue hit could be more than $10 billion in fiscal years 2023 and 2024.
UPS Teamsters Vote 86.3 Percent to Approve New Contract
The final contract vote means a massive strike will be avoided.
NLRB Accuses Amazon of Illegally Calling Cops on Workers to Crush Union Campaign
Amazon “has been interfering with, restraining, and coercing” workers exercising their rights, the official wrote.
UPS Labor Contract Is Historic, But Is It Enough? Some Workers Say No.
Even with the potential new wage increase, the 60 percent part-time workforce at UPS would still make “poverty pay.”
Louisiana Hair Braiders Say Regulatory Overreach Is Destroying Their Business
If regulators can come after lower-income professionals at safe, responsible businesses, they can criminalize anyone.
Native Hawaiians Are Resisting Land and Water Grabs After Maui Wildfires
"Plantation disaster capitalism is, unfortunately, the perfect term for what’s going on,” says Kapuaʻala Sproat.
Minneapolis Passes Pay Increases, Greater Protections for Rideshare Drivers
“It's time for these corporations to prioritize their drivers over corporate greed,” a council member said.
Cornell Drops Starbucks After Company Shuttered All of Ithaca’s Unionized Stores
The decision came after students launched a campaign to get the university to end its contract with the company.