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Argentinian President-Elect Milei Moves to Privatize Energy… and Everything Else

Thanksgiving serves as a reminder of the interconnectedness of our lives with the land and those who cultivate it. As we express gratitude for the abundance before us, it is incumbent upon us to advocate for policies that sustain our food system.

Many trade union leaders and Mayors are trying to force their retirees onto Medicare Advantage Plans. New York City has become the focus of this fight. Labor for Traditional Medicare has collected these 2,688 signatures in opposition.

In a petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), bankers and tellers at Wells Fargo branches in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Bethel, Alaska, declared their intent to join the Communications Workers of America’s Wells Fargo Workers United.

Workers approved the deals at GM, Ford, and Stellantis. The new contracts go further than many people thought possible.

After supporting screenwriters and actors through their monthslong strikes, film and TV crew workers with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) are launching a reform caucus.

How it works, who it applies to and more

In addition to dockworkers, unionized cleaners are refusing to clean Tesla buildings and postal workers have stopped delivering mail. Electricians stopped service and repair work for Tesla, including at its charging stations across Sweden

A Q&A with a veteran building cleaner on what’s at stake for her workplace, her union, and her city’s working class.

A Capitol Hill hearing highlights how much labor unions have won this year, as well as the Republicans who are furious over it.