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Is It Time for Parents to Unionize?
Few engage as deeply with the economic pressures today’s parents must navigate.
Economy Adds 213,000 Jobs in June, Unemployment Edges Up to 4 Percent
The average hourly wage in manufacturing rose just 1.7 percent in the last year.
Workers at Whittier Street Health Center in Boston Win the Union
Despite management’s all-out attempt to intimidate employees, workers were successful in organizing.
Low Wages Are Driving a Shortage of Care Providers
Providers are leaning more heavily on fundraising to pay caregivers and meet their costs.
The Racism of the Supreme Court’s “Janus” Decision
The “right-to-work” laws expanded by “Janus v. AFSCME” have white supremacist roots.
Supreme Court’s “Janus” Decision Is an All-Out Attack on Working Americans
Wednesday's 5-4 decision gave a giant boost to the campaign to undermine labor for the benefit of the super-rich.
Abusive Employers Are Threatening to Call Immigration Authorities on Domestic Workers
Some hope Texas will be next in the fight for domestic workers' rights.
Supreme Court’s “Janus” Ruling Could Hurt Children
This case is the culmination of the conservative movement’s decades-long effort to strike at the heart of workers’ ability to organize.
Big Brands: The Missing Voice in the Fight to End Gender-Based Violence at Work
Women workers are uniting across borders to demand work that is free of gender-based violence.
Is Amazon the US’s Most Anti-Worker Company?
The company seeks out “union avoidance” consultants and staff with a knowledge of anti-union tactics.