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Labor Unions
Wisconsin Lawmakers Seek to Criminalize Environmental Protests
Senate Bill 386 echoes similar “critical infrastructure protection” model bills drafted by ALEC.
Labor and Climate Activists Are Teaming Up to Push for Green New Deal
With UAW workers on strike, reporter Steven Greenhouse addresses the future of American labor.
General Motors Cuts Off Health Care for 50,000 Striking Workers
The move exposes GM executives' cruelty -- and the health care system's inhumanity.
Mississippi ICE Raids Targeted Workers Who Fought for Better Conditions
Labor activists say it’s the latest raid to target factories where immigrant workers have organized unions.
The Fight for a Green New Deal Can Start With Your Union Contract
Labor leaders can translate rank-and-file support for the Green New Deal through bargaining green union contracts.
The Just Transition for Coal Workers Can Start Now. Colorado Is Showing How.
Colorado will use some of the millions of dollars in savings from securitization to invest back in workers.
Quiet Trump Administration Rule Change Could Allow Federal Union-Busting Spree
The policy opens the door for employers to bully workers out of staying in their union, or joining in the first place.
Rep. Jayapal Challenges Biden on Labor Unions and Health Insurance
Many leading labor unions support the Medicare for All bill sponsored by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington).
Beware of the “Easy” Way to Build Power. It Must Begin With Organizing.
None of us can afford to wait on “solutions” that postpone organizing.
The Labor Movement Comes to Virtual Reality: Unionizing Digital Media
Union drives at media organizations have been a source of rare good news for the labor movement.