The independent from Nebraska is taking a second run at the U.S. Senate, against an even more appropriate opponent for his working class-vs.-billionaires message.
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Collective Bargaining Continues to Support Educators, NEA Report Reveals
In 2024-2025, unionized educators saw significant pay improvements due to collective bargaining.
Posted inWorking in America
A May Day Push to ‘Shut It Down’ Takes Shape Across the Country
Unions join community groups in planning marches, walkouts and economic actions on May 1 as a show of worker power ahead of the midterm elections.
Posted inPolitics
Pennsylvania Race Pits Corporate Defender Against Union Organizer
Ryan Crosswell is running to represent Pennsylvania’s Seventh District after a career helping bosses fight their workers.
Posted inWorking in America
Federal Job Cuts Hit Black Women Hard—a Year Later, Unemployment Is Up
Losses in government positions are undermining a critical engine of economic mobility for the Black middle class.
Posted inLaw and Justice
North Carolina Farm Stole H-2A Visa Workers’ Passports: Lawsuit
A new class action lawsuit against Jackson Farming Company of Autryville highlights how agricultural employers abuse immigrant workers. New GOP policies aim to make that more common.
Posted inTAP
Amazon and Trump’s NLRB: So Happy Together!
Trump’s appointee as the Board’s general counsel stops an NLRB trial likely to find the company guilty.
Posted inWorking in America
Union Now Is America’s New Strike Fund
The new nonprofit will put money directly into the hands of workers so they can fight harder and win bigger.
Posted inBooks
What, Exactly, Is a Fair Wage?
Arindrajit Dube brilliantly dissects how wages really are set—but overlooks the particular hurdles that care workers face.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
GOP Food Stamp Work Requirements Hit Just as Jobs Dry Up
Millions of people will lose food stamps, according to early estimates.