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Yosemite Employees Worked for Weeks Without Pay After Chaos of Trump Budget Cuts
Trump’s proposed 2026 budget would cut nearly $4 billion from national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, and more.
Facing Rising Caseloads and Stagnant Pay, Hundreds of NYC Legal Workers Strike
The workers say their pay and workloads keep them from providing the best possible representation for their clients.
Trump Labor Department Plans to Gut More Than 60 Workplace Regulations
The administration is planning to overhaul dozens of rules that protect workers from exploitation and wage theft.
Underpaid, Overworked Medical Residents Who Keep Hospitals Afloat Want a Union
Unionization will lead to better and safer patient outcomes, says one medical resident.
18 States Now Have Laws Blocking Cities From Enacting Paid Leave Standards
Nearly 73 million workers fall under such laws, according to a new report.
Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread Nationwide
As work stoppages spread, the Teamsters’ president says a waste disposal company is at “war” with sanitation workers.
GOP Missouri Governor Repeals Paid Sick Leave Measure Voters Passed in Landslide
Advocates called the move, which also restricts minimum wage increases, “a slap in the face to workers.”
Philadelphia Union Ends Largest Municipal Workers’ Strike in Decades
“I really think that the union won the public relations battle over the past week,” says labor historian Francis Ryan.
US’s Largest Labor Union Votes to Cut All Ties to the Anti-Defamation League
The ADL leveraged spurious antisemitism claims to demand that schools bring it in to set policy and provide programming.
New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry
Economist Michael Ash shares new data on racial disparities in the industry — a major purveyor of environmental racism.