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Economy & Labor
New Labor Dept. Rule Will Help Workers Earn $1.5 Billion More in Overtime
Slated to take effect July 1, the change to the federally mandated overtime policy will affect 4.3 million US workers.
Some of AIPAC’s Biggest Donors Are Also Financing Attacks Against Labor Rights
The movements for labor and Palestinian rights have common cause against the billionaires who aim to destroy them both.
University of California Union’s Gaza Solidarity Strike Spreads Across Campuses
Labor support for Palestine at UCLA, Davis and Santa Cruz is the fruit of years of organizing. Others may join soon.
UAW Accuses Mercedes-Benz of Rampant Violations, Seeks New Union Vote in Alabama
UAW's complaint to the National Labor Relations Board accuses the company of union-busting and “wanton lawlessness.”
Dockworkers Push Union Resolution to Block Shipment of Israeli Military Cargo
A local International Longshore and Warehouse Union effort builds on decades of support for Palestinian liberation.
Despite Historic Levels of Inequality, Yellen Opposes Global Billionaires’ Tax
The treasury secretary will not back a plan at the upcoming G7 to set a minimum rate for the planet's ultrawealthy.
University of California Student Workers Strike Against Repression on Campus
About 2,000 workers at the Santa Cruz campus are taking labor action in defense of Palestine and the right to protest.
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.