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97 Percent of UAW Workers at Big 3 Automakers Vote to Authorize a Strike
"The Big Three have been breaking the bank while we have been breaking our backs,” said the UAW's new president.
Sanders Demands Fair Contract for Nearly 2,000 Nurses on Strike in New Jersey
Nurses went on strike earlier this month in protest of what they say are dangerous staffing levels.
Low-Wage Employers Spent $341.2 Billion on Stock Buybacks Since 2020
Firms spent billions to enrich investors and executives as workers could barely afford rent for a one-bedroom apartment.
UPS Teamsters Vote 86.3 Percent to Approve New Contract
The final contract vote means a massive strike will be avoided.
NLRB Accuses Amazon of Illegally Calling Cops on Workers to Crush Union Campaign
Amazon "has been interfering with, restraining, and coercing" workers exercising their rights, the official wrote.
UPS Labor Contract Is Historic, But Is It Enough? Some Workers Say No.
Even with the potential new wage increase, the 60 percent part-time workforce at UPS would still make "poverty pay."
End of Pandemic-Era Child Care Aid Spells Crisis for Millions of Working Moms
Congress must take action to extend pandemic-era child care supports put in place under the American Rescue Plan Act.
I Moved to Florida to Teach Despite Right-Wing Censorship. Here’s Why.
I’m confident our union can organize sufficiently to fight back against Gov. Ron DeSantis’s war on public education.
Minneapolis Passes Pay Increases, Greater Protections for Rideshare Drivers
“It's time for these corporations to prioritize their drivers over corporate greed,” a council member said.
Cornell Drops Starbucks After Company Shuttered All of Ithaca’s Unionized Stores
The decision came after students launched a campaign to get the university to end its contract with the company.