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“Patients Over Profits”: Ilhan Omar Joins Thousands of Nurses in Picket Line
Omar said hospital executives are putting “profits over the health and safety of both nurses and patients.”
Labor Activists: Senate Candidates Should Support PRO Act or Get Out of Congress
Midterm voters should see “who the real pro-worker members of the U.S. Senate are,” one union president said.
15,000 Minnesota Nurses Wage Largest Private Sector Nurses’ Strike in US History
The nurses say that dangerous working conditions and understaffing are making it hard for them to provide adequate care.
Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill to Ban Anti-Union “Right-to-Work” Laws
Warren said “right-to-work” laws have “only one goal: destroy unions and discourage workers from organizing.”
Sunrise Movement and CWA Announce “Visionary” Union Contract for Climate Workers
“Strong unions and worker contracts are a core pillar of the Green New Deal,” the two groups said.
Sanders Calls on UK and US Workers to Stand Together Against Oligarchs
In a speech at the Trade Union Congress in London, Sanders laid out the urgency of coordinated international campaigns.
“Billionaires Have Got to Go”: Labor Activists March to Bezos’s NYC Penthouse
The march then went to New York’s Times Square, which one speaker said is the “heart of capitalism.”
Railroad Workers Appear Ready to Strike After Rejecting Contract Recommendations
A national rail shutdown, which has not occurred since the early 1990s, would have a major economic impact.
Amazon Loses Bid to Overturn Union’s Historic Win in New York
The decision is a win for Amazon Labor Union, which won a vote in April to form the company’s first-ever union.
“Tell the Oligarchs They Cannot Have It All” Sanders Tells UK’s Striking Workers
“There is no success, no justice, without struggle. They are never going to give it to you,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said.