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Unions
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Trump’s Trade Reforms Will Not Increase US Wages
Trump's proposals for high tariffs might sound good. But combined with policies that weaken unions, they're not good for wages.
Five Steps to Maintain Unity and Membership Under “Right to Work“
How can unions operate under these hostile conditions?
Iowa’s New Union-Busting Bill Is Worse Than Wisconsin’s
Republicans in both houses of the Iowa state legislature have introduced a bill that is aimed at destroying public sector unions.
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As Unions Decline, Construction Workers Are Dying at Alarming Rates
Without unions, workers in construction regularly find themselves both inadequately trained and forced to labor in situations that could — and do — kill them.
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To Halt the Slide Into Authoritarianism, We Need a General Strike
To make a general strike possible, we must organize strike funds and other supports to offset risks workers will bear.
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Unions Are at Their Lowest Levels in Decades: To Gain Power We Must Stop Following the Rules
Because activists tend to conflate our legal rights with our actual human rights, we doggedly pursue age-old strategies.
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What Was Trumka Doing in Trump Tower?
If the head of the main US union federation thinks he can get Donald Trump to relate to labor as a “partner,” he's mistaken.
Fighting for Workers’ Rights Under Hostile Labor Laws: Insights From the Deep South
It's possible to fight for workers under a hostile “right-to-work” regime — but unions need to get more militant.
Trump’s Choice of Gorsuch Endangers Civil, Human and Environmental Rights
With Gorsuch on the bench, people of color, women and unions will see their hard-earned rights undermined.
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Trump Touts “Pro-Worker” Agenda at Meeting With Union Leaders; Some Waiting for Proof
A look at who was in the room and who was not offers clues as to where the new administration might be headed.