Grocery Workers Call on Employers to Put Public Health Above CEO Profits
Congress let mandatory paid leave requirements expire at the end of 2020, sparking calls for universal leave benefits to protect workers and their customers from the pandemic.
17 Ballot Initiatives to Reduce Inequality
On November 3, voters in many states and cities will weigh in on a variety of inequality-related proposals, from taxing the wealthy to increasing worker and tenant protections.
How U.S. Trade Policy Failed Workers — And How to Fix It
Now more than ever, we need a new trade policy to support an economic recovery from the pandemic and to start building an economy that works for everyone.
Professional Athletes and the Power of a Union
If a few sports walkouts can force change on the national level, imagine what an Amazon or Wal-Mart walkout could do.
Elon Musk and the Billionaire War on Public Health
The billionaire Tesla CEO made hundreds of millions more by illegally forcing his employees back to work in a pandemic.
Fossil Fuel Bailouts Are Class War. This Is How We Fight Back
When it comes to distributing financial support, the federal government should be propping up those who need it most.
Uber Drivers Strike As Execs Make Millions Off IPO
Rideshare drivers around the world strike for better pay and working conditions from the multi-billion dollar company.
Let’s Celebrate Striking Workers
Here’s a stat for International Workers’ Day that’s giving us hope.
Innovation Used to Benefit Workers. Can It Again?
Machines can make jobs better, but a tiny class of bosses uses them to make jobs disappear. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Black Domestic Workers Call for Pay, Professionalism, and Respect
A new report shines a light on the Durham and Atlanta healthcare workers raising the standards of care in America.
Toys ‘R’ Us Workers Take on Private Equity Vultures
The toy store’s former employees are using public shaming and pension plans to demand severance and fight Wall Street greed.
Trump Promised to Put American Workers First. He Lied.
Proposed cuts to federal agency budgets and changes to employment law benefit only the US president and his cronies.
Report: The Wall Street Bonus Pool and Low Wage Workers
The 2016 bonus pool held enough dollars to lift the pay of all of the country’s more than 3 million servers up to $15 an hour.
Trump Proved He Doesn’t Think Much of Working People
As we review Alexander Acosta, let’s remember Andrew Puzder.
Treasury Secretary Nominee Steven Mnuchin Pulls an Old Trick on CEO Pay Questions
Overpaid CEOs make everybody’s blood boil. But the minute you suggest there might be a responsible role for policymakers in addressing the problem, watch out.