Jobs at the Port of Los Angeles Are Down by Half
Los Angeles Times
Trump's Tariffs cause job loss
Venture Capital (VC) Money Is Fueling a Global Boom in Worker Surveillance Tech
rest of world
A funding surge has given rise to technologies to track, analyze and manage workers — often in countries with little regulation.
The Democrats’ One and Only Union-Busting Governor
The American Prospect
Colorado’s Democratic legislature voted to repeal the state’s de facto right-to-work law. On Friday, Gov. Jared Polis vetoed it.
Trump Administration To Prioritize ‘Patriotic Americans’ for Federal Jobs
Politico
Applicants for government jobs will be required to write essays explaining how they will advance President Donald Trump’s policy priorities. The new procedure aims to limit hiring from elite universities.
Trump Takes ‘Wrecking Ball’ to Workers’ Rights Amid Global ‘Freefall’, New Report Says
The Guardian
The International Trade Union Confederation issued a 2025 report showing conditions for workers’ rights across the globe have worsened.
A Half-Century of Harry Braverman’s Labor and Monopoly Capital
Jacobin
Harry Braverman’s arguments in his classic book Labor and Monopoly Capital presciently forecasted much of our present labor regime — and can help us move beyond it.
Getting to Medicare for All
Center for Economic and Policy Research
If people understand the issues and have given a president a clear mandate for universal Medicare, they have some ability to push recalcitrant senators and Congresspeople.
Coordinated Attacks on State Labor Standards Are Laying the Groundwork for Dangerous Project 2025 Proposals To Undermine All Workers’ Rights
Economic Policy Institute
Some states are already modeling Project 2025 proposals to allow states to “opt out” of federal labor laws
DOGE Already Happened in Chicago: How To Resist Through Coalition Building
The Progressive
The practice of solidarity, the practice of coalition, those two practices are going to be critically important for how we withstand these moments. But not just for survival – to make a better path forward. Survival is one thing; living is another.
Could Sisyphus Have Tried Harder? Reflections on the Sweeney Administration’s Efforts at Mass Organizing, Thirty Years Later
New Labor Forum
Is the purpose of organizing to increase union membership, or is it to rebuild a working-class movement that can effectively make life better for the vast majority of working people?
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