This time, Hollywood’s striking writers think they may just win. Will cross-union solidarity be enough?
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Senators Want Delay in Rural Letter Carrier Pay Program
The Democratic members are trying to stop implementation of a system that could cut worker pay by thousands of dollars.
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The UAW Plays Some Hardball on Electric Cars
Today on TAP: The union’s new leaders seek some administration guarantees of just transition before backing Biden in ’24.
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Teamsters Begin Major Amazon Fight
A group of unionized delivery drivers in Palmdale, California, could open new possibilities for a legal challenge to Amazon’s subcontracting model.
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The Writers Walk
Today on TAP: The nearly century-long war between the studios and the writers continues.
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In 2023, Everyone Who Can Go Union Is Doing Just That
While employers illegally suppress blue-collar, retail and service workers, professionals and proto-professionals are unionizing in droves.
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America’s Workplace Safety Crisis
Conditions have improved from the days of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire. But not by nearly enough.
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The Hedge Fund’s Man at the Democratic National Committee
Despite the opposition of unions, Nancy Pelosi, and the FCC, DNC honcho Cedric Richmond backs a hedge fund takeover of 60 TV stations.
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How Secret ‘Bondage Fees’ Trap Contracted Workers in Low-Wage Jobs
Though the Federal Trade Commission is proposing to ban noncompete agreements, other kinds of restrictive covenants perform a very similar function.
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Rural Letter Carriers Complain About Dramatically Reduced Pay
After a new evaluation system is implemented, some workers could lose $8,000 per year or more. Threats to quit have been widespread.
