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Striking Alabama Miners Push Back on Contract Settlement
The contract offers certain concessions, but does not address the central demands workers say they require.
Median Worker Makes $3,250 Less Per Year Than in 1979 Due to Decline in Unions
Unionization has declined by nearly half since the 1980s as corporations have become bolder in union-busting efforts.
Four Unions at Rutgers University Reach Historic Deal to End Layoffs
After a year of austerity, faculty and staff at Rutgers University have voted for an agreement to protect jobs.
Work Isn’t Fulfilling Because Capitalism Is a Death March
We live in a system that conditions us to celebrate each other for sacrificing ourselves to work.
Amazon Illegally Fired Activist Employees, Labor Board Finds
The employees were outspoken about the company’s climate impacts and poor labor conditions during the pandemic.
As Union Drive Heated Up, Jeff Bezos Orchestrated Twitter War on Bernie Sanders
Last week, Amazon turned a few tweets into a PR mess. Those tweets, it turns out, were on order from Jeff Bezos himself.
Internal Documents Show Amazon Knows Its Drivers Urinate, Defecate in Trucks
Amazon said its drivers were lying about urinating in bottles on shift, but documents show it is aware of the practice.
Danny Glover Joins Amazon Organizers on the Ground in Lead-Up to Union Vote
If workers successfully unionize, it could set off a wave of union drives at Amazon facilities across the country.
Bernie Sanders Is Heading to Bessemer During Last Days of Amazon Union Vote
If the workers successfully unionize, Sanders has said it would be a “shot heard around the world.”
Bernie Sanders Is on a Mission to Tax Billionaire CEOs
Sanders and Warren proposed a bill to raise taxes on corporations that pay CEOs 50 times what they pay average workers.