The famed civil liberties organization is attempting to roll back union power through the courts.
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The Prospect Weekly Roundup: A Trial Balloon
On this week’s live show, Harold Meyerson and David Dayen discuss union victories in the Twin Cities, the impact of this year’s uncompetitive primaries, AIPAC’s alignment with the Republican Party, and Novo Nordisk discontinuing insulin medication.
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Turning the Tables in Minnesota
An enduring union-community alliance in the Twin Cities may be a model for progressive victories.
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Reformed Capitalism in Seattle; Baristas’ Unionism
Microsoft and Starbucks as exceptions to corporations’ union busting; Starbucks baristas as beacons of bottom-up organizing
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Starbucks Stops Opposing Its Baristas’ Union
In a historic breakthrough, Starbucks and its workers announce they’ve come together.
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FTC Blocks Kroger-Albertsons Merger on Labor Grounds
The lawsuit alleges that a combined grocery giant would make collective bargaining more difficult.
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The Auto Workers Go All In
By devoting $40 million to its campaign to organize non-union auto plants, the UAW is challenging not just corporate America but also labor’s status quo.
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America’s Richest Men Ask the Courts to Make Unions Illegal
Today on TAP: Lawyers for Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’s Amazon say the Court erred in 1937 by letting workers have rights on the job.
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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.
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Trump’s VA Plans Look Too Much Like Biden’s VA Reality
While Project 2025 plots VA dismantling, its Biden-appointed leader tells workers to ‘stay out of politics.’
