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
News | Economy & Labor Biden Admin Proposes Long-Awaited Staffing Requirements for Nursing Homes The regulations are the first of their kind, but some workers say they don't go far enough. By Sara Luterman , The19th September 2, 2023 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections “Deeply Out of Touch”: MI GOP Calls Paid Family Leave “Summer Break for Adults” A Michigan Democratic leader said the suggestion is “offensive beyond belief.” By Sharon Zhang , Truthout September 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Women Have Finally Recovered Jobs Lost Since 2020, But Not Equally Black women are still experiencing an unemployment rate that is about twice that of white women. By Chabeli Carrazana , The19th September 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing It’s Nearly Labor Day, and Congress Has a Chance to Abolish Prison Slavery Formerly incarcerated workers are leading a push for basic labor rights in prisons that could change everything. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout September 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Autoworkers Union Files Unfair Labor Charges Against Big 3 Automakers "Our goal is not to strike. Our goal is to bargain a fair contract," said UAW President Shawn Fain. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 1, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor American Airlines Flight Attendants Authorize Strike With 99.5 Percent Support The union says flight attendants haven’t gotten a raise throughout the pandemic. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 31, 2023 Truthout
News | Economy & Labor Nearly 90 Percent of Young People Support Unions, Poll Finds The AFL-CIO, which commissioned the poll, said the union had never seen support levels that high. By Sharon Zhang , Truthout August 31, 2023 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Our Movements Need Infrastructure for Care, Recovery and Belonging “The model of social movements has been to just throw young people at these crises,” says Aaron Goggans. By Kelly Hayes , Truthout August 31, 2023 Truthout