Film and television writers fired their agents two years ago. By sticking together, they won practically everything they were demanding.
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Union Solidarity on Eve of Historic Amazon Warehouse Election
In Alabama, unions gather to support workers seeking union recognition from the Earth’s largest non-union company.
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Warehouse Workers Wage Historic Fight for Union Recognition at Amazon
The corporate giant has gone to great lengths to stop workers in Bessemer, Alabama, from unionizing.
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Prop 22 Is Here, and It’s Already Worse Than Expected
Not only are gig companies gouging workers and consumers, but traditional firms are benefiting from the substandard labor regime as well.
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Firing Workers on the Boss’s Whim? New York Puts a Stop to That.
American workers have no recourse if they’re fired for no reason. NYC’s new ‘just cause’ law for fast-food workers might begin to end this absurdity.
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Amazon Warehouse Workers in Alabama: ‘They Work You to Death’
Employees in Bessemer, Alabama, are seeking union representation, which would make them the first unionized Amazon warehouse workers in the nation.
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As Racism Plagues Health Care, Unions Offer a Treatment
Health care workers of color are twice as likely as their white co-workers to catch COVID-19. Unions could be the answer to addressing these disparities.
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Workers Rally Against Trump’s Broken Promises
At shuttered plants across America, workers have been activated to speak the truth about the hollowness of the past four years.
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How OSHA Went AWOL During the Pandemic
Charged with protecting the health and safety of workers, Trump’s downsized agency has refused to issue workplace rules or serious penalties for life-threatening practices.
