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Biggest Labor Notes Conference Ever Marks Labor Movement Growth
4000 unionists from across the country and 200 international guests from 25 countries attended the Labor Notes conference here.
IHSS In-Home Support Services Crises
The low pay and stressful job requirements discourage people from considering employment in In-Home Support Services IHSS
Labor’s Coachella
Rand Wilson: The 2022 Labor Notes Conference gathered thousands of unionists in Chicago, uniting worker-led reform movements.
As Its Baristas Unionize, Does Starbucks Smell the Coffee?
A store in Anaheim, California becomes the latest to organize amid a national wave of dissent against the java giant.
Low-Wage American Taxpayers Inflate CEO Pay Through Stock Buybacks
Biden took an important step with minimum wage, but he could also make it harder for companies with huge CEO-worker pay gaps to land lucrative deals with Uncle Sam.
Fast Food Jobs Are Easy — but, Occasionally, Dangerous
Franchises are increasingly hiring teens but may be doing so at the expense of their health and safety.
Why Are Unions Coming to the New Economy?
And why the "you're paid what you're worth" mythology is being revealed as BS.
This November, a Reckoning for Workers?
Since he never served as an elected official, Mr. Vance has left no voting record with which to track his pro- or anti-worker positions.
Remote Control Trains: What Could Go Wrong?
The main motivator behind rail companies wanting to halve crews is, of course, boosting revenues, which, in turn, means fatter wallets for corporate execs and stockholders.
Unionized Labor - A Path Forward
The decline in labor union membership over the last 70 years didn't happen by accident. Neoliberal policy makers set out to weaken labor and they've been successful.
Campus Workers Uniting in Kentucky
While the union might not have many friends in the Murray State administration, it got a boost from the Murray State News, the student newspaper.
LADWP Training Program: Power and Jobs for the People
Right now, UPCT is unique; no other utility has partnered with a union to provide such extensive training. But, advocates say UPCT could be replicated with the right people, with any utility.
Here's How Outsourcing Threatens America’s Safety
Outsourcing imperils safety and quality in numerous fields—across the public, nonprofit and private sectors—because contractors put the money motive ahead of all else.
California’s Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: Who Builds Them and Why It Matters
The Biden administration is recommending EVITP certification as a way to ensure safe and high quality workmanship under the bipartisan infrastructure bill.
Disadvantaged find Union Jobs: Electric Bus Makers Pave a Path for Workers
Jobs to Move America is working to bring important community benefit agreements to other areas of the country, including regions less hospitable to unions.
Amazon Employees’ Victorious - Walmart Union Next?
Undeterred, Smalls wants all American workers to have access to the organizing strategies that resulted in his union’s historic win, regardless of the company.
Unions Call Congress to Launch Manufacturing Renaissance
Steib and his 270 USW coworkers expect Congress to deliver a holistic fix to manufacturing and trade crises that endanger national security and livelihoods.
Labor Movement Fights for True Democracy
The Americans organizing their workplaces aren’t simply fighting for themselves. They’re storm troops fighting for democracy.
47,000 SoCal Grocery Workers Get Biggest Raise in Decades
Bobbi Murray: After teetering for weeks at the edge of a strike, Kroger and Albertsons employees approve a new union contract.
Will Lithium Save California's Imperial Valley?
Those that do have jobs in agriculture or government are not earning a lot, with per capita incomes at about $18,000. Investment here is sorely needed.
Obvious Solutions to the Global Inflation Crisis
Let’s not forget that unfettered global markets partly caused the pandemic itself. Are you looking for the best solutions to the global inflation crisis? Read here!
Amazon Lashes Back with Union Busters
Amazon paid millions last year to union-busters whose job is psyops: lying and distorting facts to prevent workers from forming unions. For more, read here!
Would Hourly Wages Help To Sustain a Middle Class Existence?
Higher wages could allow workers to afford health-improving and health-harming products. For more, read how Hourly Wages Help To Sustain a Middle-Class Existence?