Trump has surpassed Reagan in his war on workers’ rights.
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FEMA Employees Reassigned to ICE
Probationary employees who had been on paid leave were told to report to ICE within seven days or lose their jobs. It could signal problems with ICE recruitment.
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Workers Roast as Federal Heat Standard Languishes
Workers are overheating on the job, even in blue states. A proposed federal rule could help—but the Trump administration might abandon it.
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Requiem for the Wagner Act
Signed into law 90 years ago, labor’s onetime ‘magna carta’ is now a very dead letter.
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States Take the Lead on Banning Noncompete Agreements
The FTC will probably stop defending its proposed worker protection on July 10. But action in both red and blue states is heating up.
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Fighting for a $20 Minimum Wage, With or Without Congress
As Republicans in Congress rip up the safety net, the quest for wages that keep pace with the high cost of living intensifies.
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Who Pushed Trump Into Halting Raids, and Is It for Real?
Farmworkers struggle against deportation and even lower wages.
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How Philadelphia Secured Basic Rights for 750,000 Workers
As Trump kneecaps workers’ rights across the country, the city’s political and labor leaders have forged an alternative that furnishes new safeguards for Philadelphians.
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The Escalating, Bloody Exploitation of Meat Workers Under Trump
Conditions in meatpacking plants are set to return to scenes from ‘The Jungle.’
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AI Surveillance Won’t Stop Theft, but It Might Stop Unions
The loss prevention industry is excited about using technology to combat shoplifting. But workers are getting caught up in the dragnet.
