Last week, some swing-district Republicans inched away, selectively, from their party’s economics.
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The $79 Trillion Heist
We’re in an affordability crisis because workers aren’t being paid at the same levels they earned in the past.
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Starbucks Workers Tell Bosses: No Contract, No Coffee
Starbucks baristas didn’t want to go on strike. But after four years of waiting for a contract at any of their hundreds of unionized stores, 12,000 workers at one of the world’s biggest fast-food companies are demonstrating their resolve.
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Zohran Mamdani’s Next Big Battle Is in Albany
Mamdani convinced New York City voters to back his agenda—now he needs to convince Albany politicians. The money his administration needs to fund his priorities will not be won without a fight.
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How Can Unions Defend Worker Power Under Trump 2.0?
A Labor Notes Roundtable
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Urgent Times Call for Something Old and Something New From the Labor Movement
For workers to survive Trump’s MAGA moment and build a fighting labor movement for the future, both electoral politics (something old) and militant actions to disrupt business as usual (something new for many unions) will be key.
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We Can’t Rebuild the Labor Movement Without Taking On Big Targets
For the labor movement to grow, it needs to organize millions of workers each year. Organizing continues to lag in fast-growing, low-density sectors such as personal services, IT, finance, and health care, while union-heavy sectors like government and manufacturing keep shedding jobs.
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To Stop Trump, Unions Need Joint Campaigns and a Shared Vision
We have to be clear-eyed: Our labor movement isn’t in fighting shape. It must build up to strike readiness through greater organizing and collaboration by large locals and labor councils, and through escalating direct actions involving members and non-members alike.
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To Build a Stronger Labor Movement, Go to the Members
As we’ve watched our rights, our membership, and our power erode over the last few decades, it’s become obvious that business as usual just won’t cut it. That’s why our union has embarked on a campaign to engage and activate every single member.
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The Democrats’ Shutdown Challenge: How Long Must the Hurt Continue?
The problem the Democrats face in the current standoff is how to weigh these distinct forms of pain: immediate to a known universe of political allies; or long-term to a broader universe of, most importantly, swing voters.
