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Huerta is home now. But the fact that ICE would publicly detain someone with his visibility and institutional support simply for protesting should serve as the ultimate warning for anyone who believes in worker power.

As immigration enforcement ramps up, the head of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union says agriculture workers across the country are afraid to show up for work – and warned that fear could impact households across the country.

Randi Weingarten, president of the AFT, and Lee Saunders, president of AFSCME, resigned their positions in the Democratic National Committee, suggesting the party is failing to expand their coalition.

Donald Trump’s attacks on environmental regulation and the administrative state are part of a right-wing class war — one that pits patriotic citizens against perceived liberal experts defending what’s left of the New Deal order.

Reinvention or Authoritarian Rule?

The loss prevention industry is excited about using technology to combat shoplifting. But workers are getting caught up in the dragnet.

While we may be living in a very different world politically, the work of our union has not changed. The last three months have underscored the importance of solidarity and having strong unions in our communities.

The arrest of SEIU President David Huerta in Los Angeles has put unions on the leading edge of resistance to mounting authoritarianism.

The arrest of SEIU President David Huerta in Los Angeles has put unions on the leading edge of resistance to mounting authoritarianism.

Rallies across the country have been held in support of David Huerta, the president of the Service Employees International Union California, who was briefly hospitalized with a head injury after his arrest.