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As CEO Compensation Soars, Everyone Else Gets Left Behind
Starbucks's CEO made 6,666 times the median Starbucks worker in 2024. He's not alone.
NewsGuild Sees Organizing Surge as Media Workers Fuel Grassroots Militancy
Thousands of rank-and-file workers have joined the union to fight the billionaire media moguls taking over the industry.
Court Rules With SpaceX in Case Seeking to Gut NLRB, in Blow to Workers’ Rights
“This disastrous decision cannot stand,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Latinx Workers Are Organizing Fierce Resistance to Trump’s Anti-Immigrant Agenda
Media narratives about a Latinx shift to the right obfuscate ongoing anti-Trump insurgencies led by Latinx communities.
US-Based Companies Announce Record Number of Impending Layoffs
“DOGE Actions” was the number one reason cited by employers for their planned job cuts.
Italian Amazon Workers Strike and Win. Will Unions Elsewhere Follow Suit?
Unions in the US and elsewhere must make huge resource investments to build up the working-class strike muscle.
NYC Subway Cleaners Reportedly “Cheated” by Andrew Cuomo Win Back Stolen Wages
During the mayoral primary, City Comptroller Brad Lander said fellow candidate Andrew Cuomo had cheated the workers.
Trump Taps Project 2025 Contributor to Lead Key Labor Statistics Agency
Trump’s pick has already said that he wants to suspend the BLS’s monthly jobs reports.
Labor Shortages, Declines in Tourism Plague US Economy Under Trump
Trump’s anti-immigrant agenda is wreaking havoc on the economy in tourism-dependent areas like Las Vegas, experts say.
Members of Educators Union Say Its Capitulation to ADL Betrays Workers, Students
Member educators who oppose the Anti-Defamation League’s aims plan to resist anti-Palestinian interference in schools.