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Declining union density has diminished American workers’ awareness of labor organizing, pride in union status, and sense of belonging to a tradition of collective struggle. The history of the CIO can teach us how to embed unions in the working class

"The message of today is we are sick and tired of the greed of corporate America," Sen. Bernie Sanders said at a union rally in downtown Los Angeles.

The American Legislative Exchange Council is pushing a spate of anti-worker bills in states across the country—the latest in the group’s onslaught on collective bargaining rights.

In order to defeat AIPAC, defend The Squad, and withstand the onslaught of the MAGA movement, we need to do something many of us fundamentally don’t want to do: double down on trying to move Biden on Gaza, as well as trying to secure his re-election.

Like so many immigrants before them, the half-dozen workers’ sudden and violent death as a result of the Dali disaster, highlighted the precarity of their lives in a nation that both relies on — and reviles them.

Despite pushback from CEO James Daunt, employees are organizing for better pay, dignity and working conditions.

This isn’t about power, It’s about control. Without a Union contract, they have all the control. You have the power. You just have to recognize it and use it. Let’s walk a new path for working-class people together in solidarity.

United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain has called on unions to come together for a national strike in 2028. This is a radical idea — and elevating Medicare for All as a central demand would give workers across sectors a reason to join in.

Why the UAW Is Standing Up with Mexican Auto Workers

This tragedy highlights the essential role that immigrant workers play in the economy. Despite being an integral part of the workforce, immigrant workers don’t have ample protections.