News | Economy & Labor GM, Ford Paid Average Combined Tax Rate of Just 1 Percent on $42B in Profits The new analysis comes as the auto giants claim they cannot afford striking workers' demands for better pay. By Brett Wilkins , CommonDreams September 20, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Non-Striking Autoworkers Are Supporting Effort by Refusing Voluntary Overtime “It’s crossing an unofficial picket line to work overtime,” said the UAW Local 897 vice president. By Keith Brower Brown & Jane Slaughter , LaborNotes September 19, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor First-Ever Simultaneous Strike at Big 3 Automakers Looks Increasingly Likely With the UAW contract set to expire, workers are preparing – and companies have responded with a counteroffensive. By Luis Feliz Leon , LaborNotes September 13, 2023 Truthout
Op-Ed | Economy & Labor Gen Z Is Disrupting “Business as Usual” Workplaces — and That’s a Good Thing Gen Z is prioritizing dignity, flexibility and balance over a culture of endlessly submitting to “the grind” to survive. By Kwolanne Felix , Truthout September 13, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Amazon Quelled Workers’ Rights by Forcing Employees Into NDAs, Complaint Alleges The allegation is made in a complaint filed by the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of a former employee. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 13, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Unionized Autoworkers Are Taking on a Three-Headed Behemoth of Big Capital The bosses who are blocking the auto workers’ demands are also architects of war and oil-driven planetary destruction. By Derek Seidman , Truthout September 10, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Strikes May Cost Warner Bros. 10 Times More Than Demands of WGA Would Have WGA and SAG-AFTRA are demanding changes to residual pay as well as worker protections against AI. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 6, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Employers and Trade Associations Are Resisting Heat Protections for Workers Few states have rules mandating that all outdoor workers have access to water, rest and shade. By Amy Maxmen , KFFHealthNews September 5, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Health Care Workers in Los Angeles Arrested During Protest Over Staffing Crisis The Labor Day action outside a Kaiser Permanente facility came amid an ongoing strike authorization vote. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 5, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Economy & Labor The Law Was Used to Crush the Industrial Workers of the World a Century Ago Many workers today are finding that the law remains a cage in exactly the way the IWW anticipated, says Ahmed White. By Derek Seidman , Truthout September 4, 2023 Truthout