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UPS Workers Say Company Not Prioritizing Safety as Employees Test Positive
At least three employees at a UPS facility near Boston have tested positive. Two dozen more have been quarantined.
Anti-Union Attorneys Love Joe Biden
Biden launched his campaign with a fundraiser co-hosted by the head of an anti-union law firm.
National Nurses United Issues Grave Warning on Coronavirus
The labor union warns that the nation's hospitals are woefully unprepared.
Unions Helped Stop the Spread of Ebola. They’re Trying Again With Coronavirus.
This isn’t the first time working people have used their collective power to slow the spread of an infectious disease.
Barred From Striking, Airline Food Workers Seek Other Ways to Protest
Frustration is growing among unionized airport workers, who are denied the right to strike under a 1926 law.
Shuttered Refinery in Philly Shows Climate Activists Cannot Ignore Labor
The Green New Deal must unite unions looking out for their members and climate organizers trying to stop fossil fuels.
Eric Davin’s “Strike Pageant” Chronicles the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913
The novel gives new life to a subject that's long been a part of American labor lore.
How Supporters of the Green New Deal Are Showing Up for Workers
Calls for a just transition have become central to a robust and revitalized environmental movement in the U.S.
Pelosi Stalls Pro-Labor Bill While Pushing Trump’s Trade Deal
It's not the first time Pelosi has led a Democratic-controlled House to shelve labor-friendly legislation.
The Climate Strikers Walked Out of School. Next, Let’s Walk Off the Job.
Climate strikes can win a Green New Deal by building community and labor alliances around demands for the common good.