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Interpreters Are Suffering Worse Working Conditions as Employers Integrate AI
Employees at LanguageLine Solutions say they are facing heavier workloads, erratic schedules, and burnout.
In First, Starbucks Workers United and Its 12,000 Members Call for Boycott
“[I]t is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers,” the union said.
Union-Busters Are Using ICE to Intimidate California Wine Industry Workers
California’s wine industry runs on immigrant exploitation. Now migrant workers are unionizing.
The Labor Movement Is Divided Over How to Deal With AI
Some union leaders who are embracing AI are receiving pushback from rank-and-file workers.
Workers in Host Cities Notch Labor Wins With World Cup-Fueled Organizing
In Seattle, restaurant workers walked out, while Hilton Embassy Suites employees have been on strike since June 18.
Labor Leaders’ Disconnect From Workers on Palestine Is Showing Up in Elections
Union leadership’s fealty to the Democratic Party puts it on the losing side of NYC’s historic primary elections.
Mexican Gig Workers Are Fighting to Close a Loophole in Their Worker Status Win
The National App Workers Union is using creative tactics to build worker power and confront their employers.
Labor Can’t Be Treated as a Mere Voting Bloc — It Has Power to Reshape Society
It is necessary to put the capital-labor relation back at the center of left politics, says Costas Lapavitsas.
Minnesota Trade Unionists Are Among the Federally Indicted ICE Observers
These federal arrests are part of a broader attack on Trump’s political enemies that he has ramped up in recent months.
NY Amazon Driver Fired for Posting Pro-Union Content on Social Media
When Esly Paredes started speaking up in favor of a city council bill that Amazon opposes, the company cracked down.