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"It is impossible to fully comprehend the world-changing effects of the UFW movement without considering how the fight for dignified wages and conditions in the fields punctured the political economy where the rancher was king."

Organized labor was the “backbone” of the opposition to the Republican attempt to throttle voters’ agency to amend the Ohio state constitution and maybe a harbinger of a major realignment in America’s rustbelt.

Pending cases could boost the potency of worker strikes, expand the scope of labor law protections, and make other changes that bolster worker and union power.

One of the biggest changes in state politics in years, explained.

UAW president Shawn Fain has called for a 32-hour workweek. It’s the revival of an old vision in the US labor movement — and the sort of ambition overworked and underpaid employees need.

UAW Ramps Up Pressure on Biden

These two unions are taking the threats of AI seriously — and the rest of us should, too. Now’s the time to form a union with your coworkers, and discuss what protections you’ll need to face this moment.

Indigenous peoples are often among the workers most discriminated against and in the most precarious jobs, but they have an ally in the trade union world to help defend their rights and improve their social and working conditions.

Cornell will be terminating its partnership with Starbucks no later than the expiration of its current contract, Student Assembly President Patrick Kuehl ’24 announced in an Aug. 16 email to the student body. The contract is set to expire in June 20

Legislation gives incentives to companies to manufacture electric vehicles without protections for workers, according to autoworkers union head Shawn Fain.