“Federal employees are not bargaining chips,” said the American Federation of Government Employees’ national president.
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Hundreds of thousands in Bangladesh rose up against exploitation in 2024. Anti-fascists everywhere can learn from them.
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“We can expect this racist enforcement to expand rapidly,” said the American Immigration Council’s policy director.
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Over 500 officials participated, arresting 475 people. Witnesses say agents threatened and tear-gassed workers.
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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Hundreds of staff at two of California’s most popular national parks have voted to unionize, a move that comes during a troubled summer for the National Park Service, which has seen the Trump administration enact unprecedented staff and budget cuts. In an election held in July […]
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Baltimore county teachers have secured a new raise agreement but say it is still less than they’d bargained for.
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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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Trump Executive Order Ahead of Labor Day Targets Unions at More Federal Agencies Read Post »
The opioid crisis has been a quiet, deadly presence in America for a quarter-century now. Since 1999, it’s killed more than 800,000 people in the US. That’s more than the number of Americans who died in the Civil War. But in the background, another crisis has been simmering: the often-lawless patchwork of treatment centers and […]
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Starbucks’s CEO made 6,666 times the median Starbucks worker in 2024. He’s not alone.
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As CEO Compensation Soars, Everyone Else Gets Left Behind Read Post »
Thousands of rank-and-file workers have joined the union to fight the billionaire media moguls taking over the industry.
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NewsGuild Sees Organizing Surge as Media Workers Fuel Grassroots Militancy Read Post »
“This disastrous decision cannot stand,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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Court Rules With SpaceX in Case Seeking to Gut NLRB, in Blow to Workers’ Rights Read Post »
Media narratives about a Latinx shift to the right obfuscate ongoing anti-Trump insurgencies led by Latinx communities.
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