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Class Contradictions Were on Display as Democrats Courted Labor at the DNC
Differences could remain between unions and a potential Harris administration on Gaza and corporate allegiances.
National Labor Relations Board Rules Amazon Must Bargain With Delivery Drivers
The decision marked “the beginning of the end for Amazon's favorite legal loophole,” said one grassroots labor group.
Project 2025 Promises More Carbon Emissions and Fewer Jobs, New Report Finds
The report also found that Project 2025 would have deleterious effects on public health, GDP and household expenses.
UAW Files Labor Charges Against Trump, Musk Over Effort to “Intimidate Workers”
Musk and Trump have long histories of hostility toward labor unions, both in the US and overseas.
Farmworker Unions and Advocacy Organizations Cheer EPA Ban on a Toxic Pesticide
It’s the first time in nearly 40 years that the EPA has exercised this emergency authority for a pesticide.
Dispatch From a Meatpacking Factory: “If We Unite as Workers, We Have the Power”
A poultry worker and union steward in Minnesota shares her thoughts on the fight to protect immigrant workers.
2 Names Emerge as VP Picks for Harris as She Announces She’ll Decide by Tuesday
After the vice presidential candidate is chosen, the Harris campaign will hold rallies in six swing states.
Mass Layoffs Follow $10 Billion in Profits at John Deere for 2023
The UAW, which represents more than 10,000 John Deere employees across the US, condemned the mass layoffs.
House Democrats Introduce Sweeping Bill to Protect Workers’ Rights and Safety
Among other measures, the bill would majorly increase the penalties employers must pay for violating workers' rights.
I Work for the US’s Largest Union. Why Would It Hold My Health Care Hostage?
The National Education Association has been using its employees’ health insurance as a bludgeon at the bargaining table.