Labor

Labor

Blood on the Tracks

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 28, 2022 The prospect of congressional intervention ahead of a potential strike on December 9 has angered rail workers who say it would let giant companies off the hook. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

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Top Dominican Sugar Producer Accused of Using Forced Labor

Sandy Tolan and Michael Montgomery / The Reveal Nov 25, 2022 The Dominican Republic is the second-largest exporter of raw sugar to the U.S. under a complex federal system that protects domestic producers by restricting imports. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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Inside the UC Academic Workers’ Strike

Sonali Kohlatkar / IMI Nov 23, 2022 In addition to sending a message to the university that workers demand better than what is being offered, the strike is also alerting the entire university community to the long-standing plight of graduate students and postdoctoral workers. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

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What Elon Musk Got Wrong

Robert Reich / Substack Nov 21, 2022 Without the knowledge and talent, of its workers, Twitter is a shell, without the capacity to improve or even sustain its service. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Coalition of Green Groups Calls on Congress to Pass Pro-Labor PRO Act

By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams Feb 5, 2020 The union-supporting legislation will go before the House on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

How Trump’s Trade Policies Failed Workers

By Tom Conway / Independent Media Institute Jan 24, 2020 Despite his high-blown campaign promises, Trump has perpetuated the system he claimed he would disrupt. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Trump’s NAFTA 2.0 Is Fatally Flawed

Greg Wilpert / The Real News Network Jan 23, 2020 Author and editor Nicole Aschoff explains how the bipartisan U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement favors corporate interests over working people. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Amazon Abuses Workers and the Climate Because It Can

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Dec 5, 2019 This holiday season, let us demand a world where the e-commerce giant cannot mistreat employees and damage our environment. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

NAFTA Did Exactly What It Was Designed to Do

Dean Baker / FAIR Dec 5, 2019 No one should be surprised by the loss of high-paying, union manufacturing jobs to Mexico. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Ghost of Jimmy Hoffa Haunts American Labor

David Scott Witwer / The Conversation Dec 4, 2019 More than 40 years after his disappearance, the labor leader and former Teamsters president continues to capture the public imagination. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Sanders Calls for Investigation Into Amazon’s Labor Abuses

Will Evans / Reveal Nov 25, 2019 New records uncovered by The Center for Investigative Reporting lay bare the true toll of Amazon's desperate drive for speed. Updated Dig deeper ( 22 Min. Read )

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez Unveil Another Life-Changing Policy

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Nov 14, 2019 The two progressives outline a proposal to eliminate carbon emissions from federal housing and create millions of decent-paying union jobs. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )