Unionization will lead to better and safer patient outcomes, says one medical resident.
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Underpaid, Overworked Medical Residents Who Keep Hospitals Afloat Want a Union Read Post »
Back in 2013, the Obama administration introduced a low-profile but deeply impactful rule for federal contractors: to remain compliant with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, the legions of firms contracting with the federal government would have to work towards a staff that was at least 7 percent disabled. That target, which went into effect […]
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Labor Department Moves to End Disability Hiring Goal for Federal Contractors Read Post »
As President Donald Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased pedophile and sex trafficker, his State Department pulled a surprising move: It decimated its office combating human trafficking. As part of a downsizing, the Trump administration on Friday cut 1,353 positions at […]
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The State Department Guts Its Office Combating Human Trafficking Read Post »
On July 7, the US Department of Labor formally withdrew its plan for a rule—introduced during the Biden administration—that would federally end the practice of subminimum wage for disabled people. Over the past decade, 16 states have ended subminimum wage for disabled people, with a few more phasing out this practice. “It’s a cruel irony […]
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Trump Just Made It OK to Continue Paying Disabled Workers Peanuts Read Post »
Nearly 73 million workers fall under such laws, according to a new report.
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18 States Now Have Laws Blocking Cities From Enacting Paid Leave Standards Read Post »
As work stoppages spread, the Teamsters’ president says a waste disposal company is at “war” with sanitation workers.
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Sanitation Workers Demand Higher Wages as Trash Pickup Strikes Spread Nationwide Read Post »
“I really think that the union won the public relations battle over the past week,” says labor historian Francis Ryan.
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Philadelphia Union Ends Largest Municipal Workers’ Strike in Decades Read Post »
On Wednesday morning, the Labor Department quietly reposted grants aimed at getting women workers into fields like construction and manufacturing, two months after DOGE sanctimoniously canceled the program. The move came as a shock to employees. DOGE previously eliminated dozens of the congressionally mandated Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations (WANTO) grants, which support recruiting and […]
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Labor Department Reposts Grants for Women Workers DOGE Previously Killed Read Post »
Economist Michael Ash shares new data on racial disparities in the industry — a major purveyor of environmental racism.
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New Report Documents Racist Rot at the Core of the Petrochemical Industry Read Post »
Taft-Hartley marked the beginning of a long-term strategy to isolate, weaken, and demobilize organized labor in the US.
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Taft-Hartley Act Still Undercutting Labor 78 Years Later Read Post »
When the US Supreme Court decided to overrule Roe v. Wade three years ago, the ruling had sweeping consequences for public health, making pregnancy much riskier, leading to the preventable deaths of pregnant women, and causing a spike in infant mortality. Now, research suggests the country has also suffered hundreds of billions of dollars in […]
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The Costs of Restricting Abortion? More Than $130 Billion Per Year. Read Post »
Across the country, immigrant workers are being met with surveillance, police repression, and political scapegoating.
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After ICE Targeted a Labor Leader, Unions Must Speak Up for Immigrant Workers Read Post »
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