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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.
LA Official: Universal Didn’t Obtain Permit to Trim Trees Near Union Picket Line
The tree trimming came just after actors began striking, turning up the pressure on studios.
New FTC Guidelines Take Aim at “Illegal Mergers” Enabled by Reagan-Era Policy
The draft guidelines come as the Federal Trade Commission is challenging corporate consolidation in pharma and tech.
Guaranteed Income Programs Are Uplifting Oppressed Communities Across the US
Many of these initiatives are aimed at helping Black mothers, trans residents and formerly incarcerated people.
7 in 10 Americans Support Passage of Pro-Union PRO Act, Poll Finds
The polling comes amid a fever pitch of labor activity and unrest across the U.S.