“This administration will not stop until it takes away all workers’ rights to form and join a union.” (By: Jake Johnson, Common Dreams) President Donald Trump on Thursday quietly issued a memo granting Defense Secretary Mark ...
In a 224-194 party-line vote, Democrats brought workers’ rights to the political forefront as the election season ramps up. The US House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at bolstering the power of labor unions ...
“There is no way to build a greener, more inclusive economy without strong, thriving labor unions.” (By: Andrea Germanos, Common Dreams) Over 60 environmental groups on Wednesday urged Democratic lawmakers to support the sweeping pro-union ...
France’s ongoing demonstrations reflect a global trend of widespread anger over rampant inequality in the world’s economic and political systems. French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to pacify massive protests over his plans to overhaul the ...
“The owner class will buy up every lever of power they can… But in the end we will win because together we are unstoppable.” (By: Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) A lengthy Bloomberg article spotlighting President Donald Trump’s ...
“Look, our members are still waiting for the supposed greatness of this economy to reach their kitchen tables.” The president of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), the largest federation ...
Jobs, jobs, jobs! Growth, growth, growth! Winning, winning, winning! That’s the story we get from our beloved president, Donald J. Trump, at least. As many of us can attest to, though, what he says may ...
Internal documents obtained by The Guardian show how a network of right-wing think tanks have launched a nationwide effort to convince members of public sector unions to stop paying dues. (Democracy Now transcript) The effort ...
Today is day three of the 20,000 plus strong U.C. Worker’s strike in California. The AFSCME Local 3299 Union is striking to protest the growing inequality at the University of California healthcare system. The University ...