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Socialist New York State Senate candidate Julia Salazar on electoral politics, the Democratic Party, and why strikes matter.

A small group of workers at retailer Target Corporation is demanding accountability from local store managers in the Baltimore area, highlighting issues of discrimination and fair scheduling that affect retail workers nationwide.

US and China impose tit-for-tat tariffs as fears grow over damage to global economy

Sexual harassment and sexual assault is a serious issue for hotel workers, who are vulnerable not only to co-workers and management but also to hotel guests. Union workers from across the globe gathered in Geneva to demand change.

Mass legislature helps, harms workers in “deal” with labor and business lobbies

Because public-sector unions disproportionately empower and protect African-American women, this class of hyper-exploited workers is poised to be hit hardest by the Janus v. AFSCME anti-union ruling.

Walker’s attack and the Janus litigation are similar not only because they directly attack working people and their right to organize, but because both have been bankrolled and directed by a network of billionaires and right-wing foundations.

Women hold the kinds of jobs that are central to the economy and are poised to be the majority of union members by 2025. They are expanding the range of the workers’ movement’s demands and are raising expectations about our nation’s social compact.

Some Presidents of public sector unions respond to Supreme Court's anti-union decision.

The Janus decision, gig economy and southern organizing are among the issues discussed at the recent LRAN conference.