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Labor
15,000 Minnesota Nurses Wage Largest Private Sector Nurses’ Strike in US History
The nurses say that dangerous working conditions and understaffing are making it hard for them to provide adequate care.
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill to Ban Anti-Union “Right-to-Work” Laws
Warren said “right-to-work” laws have “only one goal: destroy unions and discourage workers from organizing.”
Sunrise Movement and CWA Announce “Visionary” Union Contract for Climate Workers
“Strong unions and worker contracts are a core pillar of the Green New Deal,” the two groups said.
“Billionaires Have Got to Go”: Labor Activists March to Bezos’s NYC Penthouse
The march then went to New York’s Times Square, which one speaker said is the “heart of capitalism.”
New UK Prime Minister Liz Truss Has Extreme Anti-Labor, Anti-Environment Record
Truss served as foreign secretary under Boris Johnson and supported “extreme neoliberal policies,” George Monbiot says.
Our Labor Is Used to Create Wealth for Others. Let’s Reclaim It to Make Life.
How can capitalism be transcended unless the essence of this system -- controlled labor -- is abolished?
Economy Adds 315,000 Jobs in August, But Unemployment Ticks Upward
There are concerns that the Federal Reserve Board will choose to raise rates more aggressively in response to job gains.
Public Approval of Unions Hits 57-Year High, Polling Finds
Public approval of unions has risen a remarkable 23 percent just over the past 13 years.
California Passes Historic Fast Food Worker Bill. Will Newsom Sign It?
The bill is aimed at giving fast food workers a say in their working conditions, wages and hours.
Federal Government Wants to Help Companies Keep Workplace Demographics Secret
Reveal has been fighting for the release of diversity reports for five years, which the government has resisted.