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New York Times Strike: From Reporters to Rabble-rousers

Sonali Kolhatkar / IMI Dec 16, 2022 New York Times workers who produce the news find themselves on the other side of the reporting as they demand fair working conditions. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

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Being a Farmworker Is a Health Risk

David Bacon / Capital & Main Dec 14, 2022 Field laborers have high rate of illness and injury—and less access to health care. Dig deeper ( 12 Min. Read )

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American Workers Break Their Silence on Asbestos Exposure

Kathleen McGrory and Neil Bedi / ProPublica Dec 7, 2022 The accounts from workers stand in sharp contrast to what Olin and OxyChem have put on the record about worker safety in their plants. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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What Would It Take for Rail Workers to Win?

Jonah Furman / Labor Notes Dec 5, 2022 Railroads are not being operated to move freight, they are being operated as a bank to extract wealth. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

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HarperCollins Strike Dispatch

Rye White / N+1 Dec 5, 2022 Publishing has long been an industry guilty of exploiting the nebulous quality that bosses like to call “passion.” Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

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The Culture Workers Go On Strike

Alissa Quart / Economic Hardship Reporting Project Dec 2, 2022 Cultural and academic workers would seem to benefit from disruptions of business, including the formation of new unions and strikes by existing ones. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

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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 )