The goals of New York Assemblymember Claire Valdez and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso are similar. How they intend to meet them is miles apart.
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AWOL in the Class War
Americans realize they’ve lost power and income to the very rich. Too many Democrats, even too many unions, have yet to go to war for them.
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ICE Raids at World Cup Games? A Los Angeles Union Says, No Way!
The L.A. local of hotel and restaurant workers settles a contract dispute, but reserves the right to strike if ICE appears at Friday’s kickoff.
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How a Pro-Worker Bill May Advance in the House
Seven Republicans have joined every House Democrat to bring pro-union legislation to the floor next week.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Corporations and the Crisis of Care
The U.S. suffers from a mass exodus of primary care doctors, as medical practice is dictated by corporate masters at the expense of physicians and patients.
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In Massachusetts Today, Uber and Lyft Drivers Went Union
Under a recently enacted state law, independent contractors can bargain collectively—and now, they will.
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How Gov. Spanberger Betrayed Virginia’s Workers
After failing to gut a bill that legalized collective bargaining for state and local government workers, she opted to veto it.
Posted inWorking in America
Palantir Gets an Initial $3.9 Million to Spy on Federal Workers
The contract kicks off a Trump administration plan to track workers at the Social Security Administration and Departments of Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.
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Rolling Back Medicare Advantage
How a group of rank-and-file retirees in Connecticut successfully organized to restore their right to traditional public Medicare
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Dan Osborn’s Next Fight
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.