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The Fed’s Response to Rising Inflation Protects the Wealthy at Workers’ Expense
Leftist economists Gerald Epstein and Robert Pollin offer an alternative vision for how to combat rising inflation.
House Backs Rail Contract With 7 Days Paid Sick Leave in Concession to Workers
Sen. Bernie Sanders is vowing to ensure that the sick leave proposal is voted on in the Senate.
Meatpacking Giant Tied to Child Labor, Deforestation and Mass COVID Infection
The Department of Labor filed suit against Brazil meatpacking firm JBS for employing children in Minnesota and Nebraska.
San Francisco Has Voted to Tax Corporate Landlords for Leaving Housing Vacant
The groundbreaking affordable housing victory in San Francisco could serve as a blueprint for other cities to follow.
Striking UC Grad Students Speak Out on Largest-Ever Higher Ed Strike in US
"Most of these student workers qualify for food stamps,” says UCLA doctoral student Enrique Olivares Pesante.
“Every Worker Deserves Paid Sick Leave”: Progressives Rally Behind Rail Workers
The House is slated to vote on forcing the adoption of a rail contract that excludes the key union demand.
Workers Livid as Biden Urges Congress to Pass Rail Contract Without Sick Leave
“This was the ‘which side are you on?’ moment, and the White House chose the railroad bosses,” one labor reporter wrote.
Peet’s Workers Are Filing to Unionize, Joining Massive Cafe Union Wave
If successful, they would be the first to unionize at the over 330-location chain.
“Congress Must Stand With Rail Workers,” Sanders Says Ahead of Potential Strike
Meanwhile, a House Republican from Pennsylvania said Sunday that Congress will intervene to stop a nationwide strike.
DOJ Won Antitrust Victory by Arguing Publishing Merger Would Harm Top Authors
The DOJ used an unusual legal strategy to stop the merger of two major publishing houses — with help from Stephen King.