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I’m a Minneapolis Postal Worker. This Is What I Saw.

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Bianca Sonnenberg’s uniform has become her security blanket. Before ICE arrived in Minneapolis, she would change when she finished her route. Recently, she’s hoped her identity as a US Postal Service worker would protect her from getting targeted by ICE operations. She’s Native American, and over the last few months, she’s heard about ICE detaining […]

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How Project 2025 Is Reshaping Our Country

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During the 2024 presidential campaign, a conservative playbook emerged. Created by the Heritage Foundation, this 900-plus-page document was a roadmap written for a future conservative president. And while some Republicans tried to distance themselves from Project 2025, the authors and the concepts they wrote about have been embraced by President Donald Trump. Journalist David A. […]

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Alex Pretti Was a Hero. To These Workers, He Was a Colleague, Too.

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“Alex Pretti was one of us,” an NIH worker who asked not to be named told me over the phone. That’s a phrase I’ve been hearing a lot since Saturday, when the 37 year-old Veterans Affairs nurse was assaulted and then fatally shot by federal agents in Minneapolis. The circumstances of the killing—called an execution […]

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Amid Government Shutdown, Republicans Are Showing Us What Autocracy Looks Like

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They are anticipating that vast structural changes will ultimately keep them in power, regardless of how they legislate.

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Under Trump, Federal Workplace Anti-Discrimination Agency Engaged in… Workplace Discrimination

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established by the 1964 Civil Rights Act to enforce anti-discrimination laws in workplaces across the country. But under the Trump administration, the federal agency tasked with helping workers who experienced hostile work environments became a hostile work environment itself, according to one judge’s recent ruling. EEOC Director of […]

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Under Trump, Federal Workplace Anti-Discrimination Agency Engaged in…Workplace Discrimination

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established by the 1964 Civil Rights Act to enforce anti-discrimination laws in workplaces across the country. But under the Trump administration, the federal agency tasked with helping workers who experienced hostile work environments became a hostile work environment itself, according to one judge’s recent ruling. EEOC Director of […]

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Trump Plot Amid Shutdown Will “Throw Gasoline” on Extinction Crisis, Critics Say

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Court filings show the administration is pushing to eliminate jobs at several wildlife and conservation departments.

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Government Shutdown Gives Trump Yet Another Opportunity to Expand His Power  

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Project 2025 architect Russell Vought wants to seize the shutdown to further slash spending with mass federal layoffs.

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Trump Threatens Mass Firings of Federal Workers If There’s a Government Shutdown

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“Federal employees are not bargaining chips,” said the American Federation of Government Employees’ national president.

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Trump Executive Order Ahead of Labor Day Targets Unions at More Federal Agencies

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It “is another clear example of retaliation against federal employee union members,” AFGE’s national president said.

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After Elon Musk’s Federal Chainsaw, What Comes Next for Labor?

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Kelly Hayes and Eric Blanc unpack the fallout of Musk’s cuts and assess where things stand for the labor movement.

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