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Fetterman Files Bill to Repeal Law Barring Striking Workers From Food Stamps
The prohibition on SNAP means workers often have to choose between exercising their rights or putting food on the table.
Teamsters Announces “Historic” Agreement With UPS, Likely Averting Strike
The agreement would raise wages for UPS employees across the board and end a controversial two-tiered employee system.
Union Warns House GOP Proposal May Put Social Security Administration in Crisis
Republicans' proposed cuts could push the Social Security Administration to close offices and slash service hours.
200 Members of Congress Pledge to Not Intervene in UPS Workers’ Strike
The lawmakers have vowed not to support legislation to override workers’ rights as in last year’s rail worker dispute.
LA Official: Universal Didn’t Obtain Permit to Trim Trees Near Union Picket Line
The tree trimming came just after actors began striking, turning up the pressure on studios.
7 in 10 Americans Support Passage of Pro-Union PRO Act, Poll Finds
The polling comes amid a fever pitch of labor activity and unrest across the U.S.
160,000 TV and Film Actors Go on Strike for Better Pay and AI Protections
Eighty-seven percent of Screen Actors Guild members do not earn over $26,000 a year, said striking actor Shaan Sharma.
Hollywood Effectively Shut Down as 160,000 Actors Set to Join Writers on Strike
The imminent strike marks the first time that actors and writers have gone on strike at the same time in 63 years.
NLRB Accuses Starbucks of “Purge” of Organizer-Workers in Pittsburgh
A judge ruled that coffee giant Starbucks violated federal labor law by terminating the workers.
Teamsters Warn a Nationwide UPS Strike Is “Imminent”
“The largest single-employer strike in American history now appears inevitable,” said the union’s general president.