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Anti-Union, Pro-Israel Billionaires Are Behind Tim Walberg and His Show Trials
Rep. Tim Walberg’s weaponization of antisemitism neatly fulfills his donors’ agenda against unions and public education.
Trump’s Dept. of Labor Is Trying to Slash Protections for Home Health Workers
Families and workers are waiting to hear whether a rule killing minimum wage and overtime protections will take effect.
Dollar Store Workers’ Fight Shows How to Build Power Even Without a Union
Since the NLRB is not going to save dollar store workers, “we need to learn how to [organize] ourselves,” says a worker.
Italy’s Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets
The next day, 1 million people joined a demonstration in Rome, which highlighted Italy’s complicity in the genocide.
23 Unions Plan to Strike Together If Kaiser Fails to Address Workplace Crises
Overworked and understaffed, over 45,000 health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are poised to strike.
Rutgers Unions Stand in Solidarity With Colleague Targeted by Turning Point
Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he has received death threats.
After Hyundai ICE Raid, Even South Korea’s Capitalists Question US Relations
Can the US and South Korea’s tenuous alliance survive Trump’s tariffs and ICE’s raid on a Hyundai-LG plant in Georgia?
Pissed-Off Doctors Aren’t Enough to Combat Trump’s Attacks on Public Health
Organizing in the South shows everyday people must step in when a society lurches off its rails.
Government Shutdown Gives Trump Yet Another Opportunity to Expand His Power
Project 2025 architect Russell Vought wants to seize the shutdown to further slash spending with mass federal layoffs.
Is Organized Labor at Risk Under Trump’s War on Anti-Capitalist “Terrorism”?
Trump’s national security directive could imperil unions if worker actions can be deemed a threat to the US.