Today on TAP: One day after sectoral bargaining is signed into California law, the industry announces a ballot measure to repeal it.
unions
It’s Biden vs. Newsom for the Title of Labor’s Best Friend
Today on TAP: Labor Day weekend sees them duking it out on the question of who’s more pro-union.
Working in a Pandemic
The American working class suffered terribly from COVID-19. Here are some of their stories.
Generation Union
Millennials and Gen Zers are the most pro-union generation since the 1930s and ’40s—and probably more so.
Pro-Labor State Legislatures Aren’t Pro-Labor for Their Staff
Staffers in both the Massachusetts and California legislatures seek to unionize, but their ostensibly pro-labor bosses have refused to let them.
The Real Victims of Cancel Culture Are America’s Workers
Employees are all too readily fired just for speaking out about conditions at work.
Companies Are Required to Report Their Union Busting, but Many Don’t
Legally required documentation is often withheld until the threat of worker power has been quelled.
California Tries Something Novel: Enhancing Worker Power
The legislature enacts industry-wide bargaining in fast food—something new under the American sun.
Climate Change and a Turnpike in New Jersey
The governor and construction unions want to expand the New Jersey Turnpike, likely increasing greenhouse gas emissions in a highway-dependent state.
Union Strikes California Hospital Giant Over Violations of Mental Health Laws
The National Union of Healthcare Workers says that Kaiser Permanente is not giving timely patient care. They want Gov. Gavin Newsom to enforce the law.

