Today on TAP: The Ford contract has broader implications for the labor movement and for working people.
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Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Solar Could Become a Model for Sectoral Bargaining
A new deal between the electricians, laborers, and operating engineers aims to set national standards for solar work.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
‘$23 Billion Up for Grabs’
Joe Biden’s embrace of VA outsourcing just got worse.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Low-Key Green
Pueblo is a world-class model for the clean-energy economy envisioned in the Inflation Reduction Act. But its residents may not feel it.
Posted inEconomic Policy
U.S. and EU Struggle to Form Green Steel Club
The troubled transatlantic trade deal may expose the limits of Washington’s green ‘friendshoring’ agenda.
Posted inWorking in America
UAW Makes the Brave New Economy a Lot More Worker-Friendly
GM’s promise to cover its EV battery factories under the national master agreement gives workers a share of the gains from going electric.
Posted inWorking in America
GM Battery Workers Will Be Union
The union has secured that workers at General Motors’ joint-venture battery plants will be covered under the Big Three master agreement. It’s a major step in a just transition.
Posted inWorking in America
Rural Letter Carriers Receive New Route Changes
Some saw gains. Others saw further cuts. But the rural letter carriers are still frustrated by the lack of transparency over the data creating new routes.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Lawyers, Not Persuaders
The anti-labor law firm Littler Mendelson’s reputation is a premier example of the limitations in existing labor law.
Posted inWorking in America
Want a Safer Workplace? Join a Union.
Non-union businesses tend not to publicly report workplace injuries and illnesses. Unionized businesses generally do.
