workers rights
Chicago REI Store workers seek to unionize
April 6, 2023Disappointment with the company’s failure to live up to its professed progressive ideals motivates workers to seek union representation.
Read more
UAW bargaining convention: From opening uncertainty to a path forward
April 6, 2023The convention reflected the determination of the nation’s auto workers to take a militant stand against exploitation, starting with a fight against two-tier wage systems.
Read more
NLRB OKs union vote at Ohio charter school complex
April 6, 2023Board rejects the idea that charter schools are a state political subdivision.
Read more
French Senate defies two million protesters, approves raising retirement age
March 13, 2023Deeply unpopular pension reforms are the cornerstone policy of President Emmanuel Macron’s second term in office.
Read more
Biden Labor Dept. launches drive for paid family and medical leave
February 10, 2023Together with the nation’s unions, they push for paid time off for workers for medical reasons.
Read more