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After Elon Musk’s Federal Chainsaw, What Comes Next for Labor?
Kelly Hayes and Eric Blanc unpack the fallout of Musk’s cuts and assess where things stand for the labor movement.
Kaiser Mental Health Workers Win Big After Long Strike
Their new contract includes raises of 20 percent over four years and an additional $2,500 signing bonus.
Los Angeles Passes US’s Highest Minimum Wage as Labor Prepares for 2028 Olympics
Meanwhile, unions organize as over 100 hotel and catering contracts in the area expire in the run-up to the Olympics.
Chemical Plants Near Black Neighborhoods Pollute While Hiring Few Black Workers
“People don’t have the jobs here, but people do have cancer,” one Louisiana-based organizer told Truthout.
States Are Scrambling to Fill School Vacancies Left by Burned Out Teachers
States are softening teacher training and licensing requirements amid widespread turmoil in public schools.
Trump Greenlights US Steel Merger Despite Campaign Promise to Scrap Deal
United Steelworkers President David McCall called the move “a disaster for American Steelworkers.”
Wage Stagnation Has Made “Minimal Quality of Life” Out of Reach for Most in US
New research finds the cost of maintaining a “dignified” life in the US has doubled since 2001.
Behind Trump and DOGE’s Reckless Destruction Is a Determination to Crush Workers
The future of collective bargaining and labor rights in the United States is on the table.
Warehouse Workers Who Ship NYC’s Luxury Fashion Brands Are Unionizing
Bergen Logisitcs workers are also fighting for the reinstatement of a colleague they allege was fired for organizing.
Wells Fargo Wants to Privatize USPS. We Should Dismantle the Mega Bank Instead.
Why would a mega bank with one of the worst reputations in a scandal-ridden industry take over a popular institution?