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Underpaid, Overworked Medical Residents Who Keep Hospitals Afloat Want a Union
Unionization will lead to better and safer patient outcomes, says one medical resident.
Republicans Introduce Bill to Revoke the Charter of Largest US Teachers Union
They cited the union's pledge to “defend democracy against Trump's embrace of fascism” and cutting ties with the ADL.
Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread Nationwide
As work stoppages spread, the Teamsters’ president says a waste disposal company is at “war” with sanitation workers.
US’s Largest Labor Union Votes to Cut All Ties to the Anti-Defamation League
The ADL leveraged spurious antisemitism claims to demand that schools bring it in to set policy and provide programming.
Taft-Hartley Act Still Undercutting Labor 78 Years Later
Taft-Hartley marked the beginning of a long-term strategy to isolate, weaken, and demobilize organized labor in the US.
After ICE Targeted a Labor Leader, Unions Must Speak Up for Immigrant Workers
Across the country, immigrant workers are being met with surveillance, police repression, and political scapegoating.
Kroger Workers in Indiana Reject Union-Recommended Contract
For grocery workers who worked through COVID, the tentative agreement felt like a slap in the face.
Militant Grad Workers Build Union Power to Fight Attacks on Education and Labor
In this moment, organized labor can both intervene to defend people and articulate a different vision for higher ed.
After Elon Musk’s Federal Chainsaw, What Comes Next for Labor?
Kelly Hayes and Eric Blanc unpack the fallout of Musk’s cuts and assess where things stand for the labor movement.
Los Angeles Passes US’s Highest Minimum Wage as Labor Prepares for 2028 Olympics
Meanwhile, unions organize as over 100 hotel and catering contracts in the area expire in the run-up to the Olympics.