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![FTC Chairwoman Lina Khan testifies during a House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government hearing in Rayburn Building on May 15, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0704-lina-khan-ftc-400x300.jpg)
FTC Ban on Anti-Worker Noncompete Clauses Stalled by Trump Judge
The judge signaled she would likely block the rule in its entirety with her final decision in the case on August 30.
![A man in a ppe mask cuts romaine lettuce in a field alongside many other workers, separated from eachother by plastic dividers](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-agricultural-workers-400x300.jpg)
New Labor Department Protections Empower H-2A Agricultural Workers to Organize
The work of groups like Migrant Justice and Centro de los Derechos del Migrante helped lay the groundwork for the rule.
![Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0701-kyriakos-mitsotakis-400x300.jpg)
Greece Just Became the First European Country to Impose a 6-Day Workweek
Years of brutal neoliberal capitalism combined with the left’s betrayal have led to widespread political demoralization.
![Marta Gaspar, a farm worker, covers guava fruits from pests with plastic bags at a farm on November 2, 2023, in Homestead, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1766414354-400x300.jpg)
Florida Ban on Protections for Outdoor Workers Goes Into Effect Amid Record Heat
The same interests lobbying against heat protection for workers also pushed to roll back child labor protections.
![Amazon warehouse workers and members of Teamsters Union protest Amazons unfair labor practices and shameful response to workers demands for better, safer jobs with fair wages and an end to retaliation at Amazon Air Hub on October 14, 2022, in San Bernardino, California.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1244001557-400x300.jpg)
This Summer, US Workers Are Organizing to Beat the Heat
Workers — both union and non-union — are winning AC, safety breaks and, in one groundbreaking case, heat pay.
![A United HomeCare Services home health aide, Wendy Cerrato, helps Olga Socarras get dressed during a visit on January 6, 2010, in Miami, Florida.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0620-home-health-care-aide-400x300.jpg)
The Most Common Essential Jobs in the US Don’t Pay a Living Wage
The economy is improving, but inequality is tearing the US apart. Democrats ignore working-class pain at their peril.
![Banner image for Movement Memos, a Truthout podcast, featuring guest Brian Merchant and host Kelly Hayes](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0618-movement-memos-400x300.jpg)
What Today’s Workers Can Learn From Machine-Breaking Luddites
“The Luddites get a bad rap,” says author Brian Merchant.
![Members and supporters of Starbucks Workers United protest outside of a Starbucks store in Dupont Circle on November 16, 2023, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/GettyImages-1796933169-400x300.jpg)
Starbucks Workers Union Slams SCOTUS Decision for Weakening Labor Protections
The court ruled in favor of Starbucks, which had terminated seven employees who led a unionization campaign in Memphis.
![Donald Trump stands at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0612-donald-trump-1-400x300.jpg)
Trump’s Empty Promise to Tipped Workers Won’t Provide a Living Wage
Labor advocates say Democrats should campaign on ending subminimum wages for tipped workers altogether.
![Cafe workers in uniform thumbs up and cheer](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0610-cafe-worker-400x300.jpg)
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.