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States Should Designate Grocery Workers as “Essential Personnel” Without Delay
Grocery workers are working for us at considerable personal risk; we need to act now to protect them.
Health Care Workers on Front Lines of COVID-19 Outbreak Lack Key Protections
The lack of protections could create shortages of caregivers and undermine efforts to control the coronavirus.
Unions Fighting Single-Payer Are Fighting Against Their Workers’ Interests
Medicare for All would disrupt union contracts to turn health care from a bargaining chip into a right.
In Nevada, Culinary Union Members Make Last-Minute Turnout Push
Even though union members aren't endorsing a specific Democrat, they are eager to defeat Trump.
Culinary Workers Union Member Would Trade Union Health Care for Medicare for All
The union, which has not endorsed a candidate, has said it supports “choices” in health care.
Bloomberg Gains in Primaries, But His History With Unions May Be a Roadblock
The billionaire former mayor of New York has a long track record of hostility toward organized labor.
Medicare for All Helps Unions by Taking Health Care Off the Bargaining Table
When health care is treated as a universal right, bosses cannot use it as a bargaining tool against workers.
House Passes Bill to Dramatically Strengthen the Power of Unions
The legislation would expand organizing rights to more workers and strengthen the right to strike.
Biden and Buttigieg Take Big Bucks From Union-Busting Lawyers
Several of the candidates seek union endorsements while also seeking direct contributions from wealthy individuals.
Trump Wants to Funnel More Income Upward Through His China Trade Deal
Trump's trade deal with China is good for people like Bill Gates and companies like Boeing, but not for the rest of us.