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First Overdose Prevention Centers in US Have Voted to Unionize
OnPoint United is fighting for a wall-to-wall union, job security, better health care and a democratic workplace.
Workers Celebrate as Adjunct Strike Ends at The New School After Deal Reached
After the longest adjunct strike in U.S. history, workers won a contract that protects their benefits and ups their pay.
Low-Wage Workers Such as Beauticians Face Unnecessary Licensing Burdens
Multiple studies show that mandatory licensing hurts workers financially, reduces employment and raises consumer costs.
Crypto Industry Ally Joins House GOP Leadership, Nixing Hopes for Reform
Future House Majority Whip Tom Emmer has interfered with investigations of crypto firms such as FTX.
Federal Officials Sue to Stop Microsoft Merger in Major Antitrust Move
The FTC says the $69 billion merger would be a huge consolidation of industry power.
Over 1,000 New York Times Workers Stage 24-Hour Walkout
The walkout is the outlet’s largest work stoppage in over 40 years.
Dozens of Groups Urge Congress Not to Extend Trump’s Corporate Tax Cuts
Corporations like Amazon and Northrop Grumman have been lobbying for the tax breaks.
Apple Illegally Busted Union Effort in Atlanta Store, Labor Officials Say
The anti-union tactics that Apple employed were so harsh, workers said, that the employees withdrew their union drive.
Anti-Authoritarian Collective Action Is Happening on a Mass Scale in China
This resistance is the result of a confluence of immediate catalysts and long-term political and economic dynamics.
Let’s Take Up the Railroad Workers’ Fight for Paid Sick Leave. We All Need It.
Let’s push for federal legislation guaranteeing paid sick leave for the millions of U.S. workers who lack it.