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Starbucks corporate fought the Buffalo organizing effort. Massachusetts workers are preparing for a similar campaign by Starbucks.

Frontline workers are getting blamed for supply chain problems that are caused by the bosses & politicians. Union members say the port terminal operators are trying to to cast longshore workers in a bad light ahead of contract negotiations next year.

Amazon has reached a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board to allow its workers to organize freely and without retaliation.

UNM still challenging labor board’s decisions in court

One hundred and forty million Americans are poor or low-income in the richest nation in the history of the world. The steady growth of America’s GDP has not, in fact, been “good news for all people.”

Everyone seems to have forgotten that immigrants do things, often things that nobody else wants to do. Restaurant, supply chain, and construction work is predicated on the exploitation of immigrant labor.

It’s important to understand what the cost implications are for consumers with this lack of supply in the supply chain. It’s pure supply and demand economics.

Workers went on strike and pushed union drives in record numbers after corporations made giant pandemic profits.

App-based delivery firms rarely classify their drivers as employees deserving benefits. But gig workers’ demands for fair treatment are gaining traction in courts worldwide.

The threat to the survival of our democracy is clear: a would-be dictator and a cultist political party. A truly multiracial, inclusive, radical democratic movement that has a vision beyond capitalism is key. You can help.