On June 1, student debts will become even more of an encumbrance.
graduate students
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A House of Labor Divided
Internal rivalries among the leaders of the United Auto Workers are sapping the momentum from its historic victories.
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NYU Professors Vote to Strike After Bosses Stonewall for Months
The decision by Contract Faculty United at New York University comes as more workers walked off the job in 2025 to win higher pay, stronger benefits, and other gains.
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Organized Labor Pushes Blue States to Protect Private University Student Workers
Without a quorum at the NLRB, state legislation that codifies collective bargaining for private-sector employees may be key to preserving workers’ rights.
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Trump Makes His Move at the NLRB
Today on TAP: His new nominees come from the management side or—worse—are suffused with management’s ethos.
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Gutting the Student Loan Program
Today on TAP: The budget bill’s assault on universities, students, parents—and gift for Wall Street
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Universities and the Coming Storm
It’s difficult for colleges to defend democracy if they aren’t run democratically.
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Student Debtors Could See Hopes Vanish Under Trump
Not just mass debt relief, but borrowers promised debt relief through various programs could be denied those benefits in the next presidential term.
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Establishing Workers’ Right Not to Hear Bosses’ Propaganda
The NLRB rules that management may not compel employees to attend its anti-union meetings.
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What (Not Who) Will Follow Mary Kay Henry?
The groundbreaking president of SEIU is stepping down, at a time when the possibilities for organizing American workers may be rising.
