The Great Recession is long gone, but some employers insist that their employees work under recession-era constraints.
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Posted inBuilding Back America
Will the Reconciliation Bill Do Anything to Secure Workers’ Rights?
One provision, which appears to have the required votes, may help.
Posted inTAP
The Supply Chain Story Everyone Is Missing
Today on TAP: The deeper cause is too much offshoring and too little domestic production.
Posted inWorking in America
Why I’m Ready to Strike Hollywood
Film crew workers are asking for basic human needs. So far, the major studios haven’t offered them.
Posted inTAP
Biden Unclogs a Port—Well, Partly
Today on TAP: L.A. longshore workers will now work 24/7—but companies’ exploitation of port truckers will still slow things down.
Posted inVideos
⏩ Harold Meyerson on the Half-Full, Half-Empty State of American Labor
Our Editor-At-Large on the return of the strike and prevalence of workers quitting their jobs.
Posted inTAP
The Little Union That’s Reviving the Strike
Today on TAP: The Bakery Union is punching above its weight
Posted inWorking in America
In Hollywood and America, the Strike Is Back
1919, 1946, 2021—after wars and pandemics, workers are restless.
Posted inWorking in America
Newsom Vetoes Union Vote-by-Mail Bill for Farmworkers
Assembly Bill 616 would have made it easier for California farmworkers to vote to unionize by allowing them to fill out and mail ballots as absentees.
Posted inEconomic Policy
New Postal Banking Pilots Trigger Praise, Concern
Advocates and politicians laud the stirrings of a postal banking system, but want to see rapid expansion.