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Labor federations around the world are condemning the Trump administration’s acts of war in Venezuela.

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Livelihood conditions are worsening, with trade unionists arrested, internal displacement increasing and youth fleeing the country to escape conscription. An end to military rule is vital if the cycles of human rights repression is to be addressed.

A major Texas teachers’ union filed a federal lawsuit against the state challenging what it describes as unconstitutional investigations into hundreds of educators who posted comments on social media following the killing of Charlie Kirk.

A U.S. District judge agreed with 17 labor unions that the administration had failed to explain why it had moved to limit the reach of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service and that doing so violated federal law.

National Nurses United is one of several unions and labor bodies strongly condemning the Trump administration’s illegal invasion of and regime change operation in Venezuela.

Construction unions are making clear that offshore wind is a win for workers and the environment. Donald Trump’s repeated attempts to block it are just another front in his war on workers.

The International Trade Union Confederation and the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas express their absolute and unequivocal rejection of the military operation carried out in today by the government of the United States of America.

Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.