Union elections are up in the year since the labor board created new penalties for law-breaking employers. But an appeal could reverse the decision.
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How Tim Walz Saved Workers’ Lives and Limbs
The Democrats’ vice-presidential nominee has won extraordinary advances in worker safety in Minnesota.
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Shawn Fain Explicates ‘Scab’
And other observations by the UAW’s president
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A Safety Net for Unemployed Workers
The job market is strong. Now is the perfect time to fix the unemployment system.
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Minnesota Workers Strike Down Shady Provision That Restricts Their Freedom of Employment
The state banned so-called ‘restrictive covenants’ that make contracted labor agreements harder to break.
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Woodsman, Fell That Tree!
A court rejects the claim of a tree-cutting company that an FTC ban on noncompetes violates its right to keep its former employees from going out on their own.
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Waffle House Workers Challenge the Southern Economy
One union chips away at the vestiges of Jim Crow–era labor policies.
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A Grand Old Party for Workers?
How corporate conservatism trumps MAGA gestures on behalf of the working class
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Rideshare Drivers Demand End to ‘Firing by App’
‘Due process’ for deactivations would include clear rules, guidelines, and appeals before loss of income.
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Sierra Club Turmoil Triggers Strike
The walkout, the first in the organization’s history, follows a bitter battle and a resolution of ‘no confidence’ in Sierra Club’s leader, Ben Jealous.
