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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 )

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 )