The American Federation of Government Employees says the Trump administration hid its plan to turn airport security over to private companies like Palantir.
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Posted inCivil Rights in America
A. Philip Randolph: Socialist on the March
A. Philip Randolph led Black workers and won defining civil rights victories over a career spanning 60 turbulent years.
Posted inTransportation
TSA Privatization Returns Airport Security to a Dangerous Past
The Trump administration wants airport screening to revert to the way it was before 9/11, when private security companies were in charge.
Posted inPolitics
Abdul El-Sayed Lost in 2018. It Set Him Up for 2026.
I covered Abdul El-Sayed when he ran for governor and lost. Here’s how he and the landscape have changed.
Posted inWorking in America
Employers Stall Labor Contracts for Years. A New Bill Could Change That.
The Faster Labor Contracts Act, pending in the Senate, could compel employers to bargain with their unionized workers.
Posted inWorking in America
Locked-Out Refinery Workers Say BP Is Trying to ‘Starve Us,’ Crush Union
In Whiting, Indiana, 800 workers have been locked out for four months, and they say the survival of their union is at stake.
Posted inWorking in America
A Great Economy Unless You Have to Work for a Living
The gap between investment income and work income has never been so glaring.
Posted inWorking in America
After Industry Request, OSHA Moves to Roll Back Ladder Safety Regulation
There’s a simple way to prevent most workplace falls off ladders. Corporations don’t want to do it.
Posted inTAP
Monitor Amok!
The federal court–appointed official overseeing the UAW is taking sides in the union’s upcoming presidential election.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Can American Economics Change?
A business school professor and storied investor says it now has to prioritize the national interest. That’s a start, but nowhere near enough.